another comment on the continued references to the apache
foundation. they are apples and oranges. The members of the apache
governing bodies are the soul of that community, having intimate
knowledge and experience as developers of the code base. the apache
foundation members arose from their skill and contributions to the
community as *developers*.
i understand the desire for busineses to have a neutral
institution as a means to increase their own profits. but i find it
strange from a few different perspectives. is mit sloan in the
business of making money? what are the goals of mit sloan in this?
second the institution itself appears not to be neutral, it appears
as though its going to be dominated by MIT? who are potential
initial members of its executive board?
in another sense, perhaps from a naive developer pespective, i
don't care. as long as the code is free (as in speech) and such
institutions do not dictate the development of the code.
