[REBOL] Re: What can be found on web soothsaying
From: ryanc::iesco-dms::com at: 25-Sep-2001 12:37
Relax people,
it definateately does not mean REBOL will disappear. Even if REBOL did go
bankrupt, somebody would buy the software assets. If REBOL went up sale today, I
would be raising money to buy it tomarrow. I am sure I am not alone either.
Purely worst case scenerio, Microsoft buys it and puts it in there secret
technologies bunker, never to be seen again. If that happened, within days there
would be a major project going on to write an open source REBOL. Heck, if that
was the case Carl would probably head the project. REBOL is his baby, he is not
going to give up on it that easy.
This really is just a shift from development staff (Bo and Kris) to marketing
oriented staff (Scot and Tom). The only reasonable conclusion we can draw from
this is that RT operates on a limited budget and they are preparing to generate
revenues from existing or soon to be released products. Sounds allot like good
news to me.
--Ryan
Tim Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 12:47:45PM +0200, Gabriele Santilli wrote:
> > Petr Krenzelok wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm, I just don't dare to read between the lines .... does it mean Jeff's
> > > looking for job outside the RT?
> >
> > Are we really near the end?
> Yikes!! Not a good thought for me to entertain. I've invested a huge
> amount of time learning rebol and implementing it.
>
> Soon we will use rebol and perl together to help people save
> other people's lives....
>
> And I'm teaching an online class with 9 students. All excited about
> learning rebol.
> On the other hand, back in my Window$ programming days, I used
> XTree for years after Symantec abandoned it....
>
> > Feeling bad,
> > Gabriele.
> Don't feel bad!
> Having said that, I think that Ladislav is correct in his
> assessment. Even if someone leaves RT, turnover is a reality
> in USA, I know that at least one other RT member has moved
> on, and I know that Carl attracts much talent.
> JMTCW
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