The Story Behind JBoss's Boss 119
kosamae writes "Businessweek has an interesting article about Marc Fleury. It's more about the business and personal end of his life than about the technology he's helped to create." From the article: "But while Fleury, like Neo, is something of a cult figure, few people in the old or new software world want to think of him as their savior. Brash, outspoken, and frequently insulting, Fleury has clawed his way to the top of the open-source pile over the past six years. Part of the dislike arises because he's a threat. Even though JBoss brings in only $50 million a year in revenues, at most, from providing training, support, and maintenance services to its users, it has siphoned off some hundreds of millions in market value from the likes of BEA Systems and IBM by giving away free software."
Re:What the shit is with these new ads? (Score:2, Funny)
personal end of his life (Score:5, Funny)
Brash, outspoken, and frequently insulting, Fleury has clawed his way to the top of the open-source pile over the past six years.
He will be missed.
Re:JBoss and Marc Fleury (Score:5, Funny)
Marc, don't try to live up to all our expectations. Stop posting as AC.
From the article regarding his wife's demands (Score:2, Funny)
"Well dear. How about you get off your ass and go get that $70,000/yr job and I'll be at home watching the kid while I program? Mmmkay?"