Re: [Xen-users] Does it legal to analysize XEN source code and write a book about it ?

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tao Shen wrote:
> Magnus:
>
> You repeatedly say that "how does open source company make money 
> without doing it".  Let me ask you this question, how does Ubuntu make 
> money giving Ubuntu Linux away?  How does PostgreSQL make money giving 
> postgreSQL away.  Yes, they sell support contracts just like XenSource 
> does, which I highly support the model.  What I don't think is right 
> is when Xen Source releases "Express editions" with capabilities 
> castrated.  Last I checked, 4GB of memory limit, and 4 VM limit. (as a 
> developer, sometimes I need close to 8-10VMs running all at once, so I 
> use VMware now) Do you see PostgreSQL do that?  do you see Ubuntu do 
> that?
I'm making a living at it, partly with Xen right now, because it's 
cheaper for the company to pay my salary than to buy VMWare licenses or 
lots of extra hardware.
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