Re: [off-topic add-on] Re: [mv] minivend and sql, it is not true

[Raj Goel <frostbit@brainlink.com>]

On  0, Birgitt Funk <birgitt@minivend.com> wrote:
> ******    message to minivend-users from Birgitt Funk <birgitt@minivend.com>     ******
> > 	The technology is also available under license.
> > 
> > 	MV is GPL and that stays as it.  The code developed for/with
> > Oracle8, etc. is definitely not GPL and that falls under our license.
>  
> 250K, five developers to make MV do what you wanted it to do ? And

	Developers in 5 countries...not 5 developers.

> that based on a MV GPL ? 

	That's because MV _IS_ a strong product.  You don't throw that kind 
of resources behind a weak performer.  We've got MV load-balancing,
scaling quite nicely and basically, set out to build a complete portal
'ala Yahoo or Zshops on the cheap.

	We've done it, and what this *REALLY* shows is the strength
of MV, Mike's far-reaching personal vision (I consider Mike a friend,
so I might be biased) and the power of open source.

	Perl, Apache, MV, Solaris, Oracle8 - tools of champions.

	Hmm...kinda like the '99 Yankees (who just won the World Series!!)

> I am pretty sure that from early on MV was supposed to become ONE or THE
> e-commerce solution for the independent (at that time most probably
> also still small) ISP. Something every ISP could use and compete
> with. I think that was the main motivation of Mike Heins to make
> it GPL, so that everybody could get into the game. (I hope that
> I am not too much guessing here, but I don't believe so. If I am wrong
> I send my apologies in direction to Mike Heins).

	We're a small ISP...only 12 people...but that didn't stop us from
investing our energies into building a full portal.

	Townspeak.com is really a proving ground...and a damned good one.

	When we launch Hindustan.com, you'll really see what it's all
about...then again, launching a portal for 1,000,000,000+ people
is no small task ;-)

> Does this mean that an individual ISP/developer can't compete
> anymore at this kind of price tag ? 

	Nope.  It just means, MV can scale across economic and performance
boundaries, quite nicely.  From day one, I knew this baby could take on 
Intershop, et al without breaking a sweat...and it's proven us right.

	What this DOES mean, is that the smaller ISPs and developers may
want to work with the larger, more professional outfits, as opposed to 
working all alone in the field.

	At BrainLINK (yes, we do many things), we're looking to build
a team of Minivend Gurus (demi-gods?) to prove to the world that MV
can take on and BURY Intershop, iCat, etc.

	If you're interested, contact me.  We have a lot to learn and
a lot to teach.

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