From: Andreas E. <ae...@op...> - 2005-08-26 22:03:33
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Thomas Mitchell wrote: > excuse me. but isnt OP5 is doing the same. Nopes. We're selling a packaged solution based on opensource. The fact that it *is* opensource is actually a salespitch, because customers don't have to worry about company continuity. Besides that, I've submitted some 30-odd patches back to nagios (core project, don't get me started on the plugins) for bugfixes, new features and what not, and I'm always keen on beta-testing new stuff so that it can go stable as soon as possible. Sakersoft ripped it, modified it and gave nothing back. > distributing nagios / cacti / ntop without mentioning the open source. > i dont think what saker soft doing is right especially using the nagios name. It's not. It's against copyright law, and Ethan can sue their pants off. > selling proffesional services around open source products are acceptable, > as long as you mention the origin. > My thoughts exactly. Glad we agree. -- Andreas Ericsson and...@op... OP5 AB www.op5.se Lead Developer |