On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Ernie McCracken wrote: > On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 05:31:11AM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:15:30 -0800, Rob <wasguru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > There was an internal open source project at IBM while I was there but > > > I don't see it on alphaworks. > > > > why do it called it a open source project if its "internal" > > I would assume that it is called "open source" because anyone employed > there can obtain and view the source code. > > I'm sure there are products used exclusively within IBM where anybody > outside of that product development team would not have access to the > source. > > Just because it is an internal-only product does not mean it cannot be > "open source." There's a sametime plugin for gaim called gaim-meanwhile. It's the same project that is advertized internally and it is Open Source. -- dag wieers, dag@xxxxxxxxxx, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]
