And please let's not forget either that *money makes no sense whatsoever*. Cheers
PS: It looks like JavaX will be sponsored in the 7 digits range ($, that is). Am 01.10.2015 11:12 schrieb "sebb" <seb...@gmail.com>: > On 1 October 2015 at 08:19, David Nalley <da...@gnsa.us> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Ross Gardler > > <ross.gard...@microsoft.com> wrote: > >> This whole process is nonsense > > > > In general I agree - CoCoMo is the worst model for valuation (except > > for all of the others) > > > >> > >> What is important is what economic value does the code produce. If we > look at it that way I'd say our code (and that of LF for that matter) is > worth many, many $B more than these numbers imply. The HTTPd project, for > example, drives over 50% of the web - what's the value of the web? > >> > > > > Yes, the important measure for us as a non-profit charity, and what we > > should be highlighting is our impact on the world. 8 Trillion in > > commerce will traverse the web this year, and roughly 50% of that will > > be served by httpd - so $4T through a single project alone. The impact > > is huge, not just in the web server space, but in Big Data, NoSQL, > > Java, etc. > > I'm sure the value of httpd is large, but let's not forget that it is > only a (small) part of the equation. > There is lots of other software that is needed in order to sell stuff. > For example, the web pages themselves, payment systems etc. > Not to mention the physical systems to host the servers - and to deliver > goods. > All are necessary in order to make the system work. >
