Eric Allman

From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to read more

From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to have problems.

You get a certain amount of cachet. The more people that know about your stuff, the better.

You get a certain amount of cachet. The more people that know about your stuff, the better.

This is like the telephone problem--no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of read more

This is like the telephone problem--no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of people who want some sort of technology to solve the spam problem.

Lots of large commercial vendors are getting into this market, and they have not shown dedication to the standards-based approach read more

Lots of large commercial vendors are getting into this market, and they have not shown dedication to the standards-based approach or to free access to the essential technology.

Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, read more

Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, and sadly I find I don't have much time to code any more.