Re: Open source WO (was: Apple, Microsoft, Java and the Web?)

On Aug 23, 2006, at 10:07 PM, Marc Oesch wrote:

> As a first step, I'm gathering input what everyone's opinion is.

My opinion is that Gavin is right - it ain't gonna happen.  Too much  
intellectual property in that code to open source it, probably even  
some patented stuff.  I doubt they could share it if they wanted to.

I also agree with the problems of obscurity, lack of marketing,  
etc.   But I see no reason to think that the situation with Apple is  
going to change very much.  There are things that they might  
improve;  did anyone else notice that the ADC News #467 email we  
received last week mentioned Xcode 2.4 but nothing about the new WO  
version that comes along with it?  I think we can and should ask them  
to improve on things like that, and that they might actually act on  
some of them.  But I don't see substantial changes happening, not any  
time soon anyway, and I think our energies are best directed at  
building add-ons to WO that make it so compelling that the other  
issues don't matter anymore.

Just my $0.02,

janine