From: "Joe Barr" 


It's taken awhile for the notion of a village to sink in.


On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 16:37:33 +0000, Adam Flinton wrote:

> This is why:
>
> "Sam Ruby, an IBM senior programmer, officer of Apache Software
> Foundation, and one of the primary Axis developers, acknowledges the
> benefits of an open-source methodology but notes that there were strategic
> forces at work, too. "When SOAP was new," he says,
"there were concerns
> that Microsoft would co-opt the standard." By releasing a highly
> compatible open-source implementation, IBM helped assure that SOAP would
> remain neutral and that multiple implementations would thrive and
> interoperate. Notable Axis adopters in 2002 included Macromedia, whose
> ColdFusion MX made Web services accessible to CFML (ColdFusion Markup
> Language) developers. Macromedia's Glen Daniels became a major contributor
> to Axis, and Sam Ruby credits him with key architectural and performance
> enhancements. Later in the year, Sonic Software joined the Axis project
> and is now looking to weave asynchronous messaging capability into the
> engine. It was a great year for Axis and another milestone for open
> source. "
>
>
>
> It allows a number of companies (& interested individuals) to contribute
> to a globally available "bucket" from which all are able to
draw water.
>
>
>
> Adam
>
> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> news:3e3e8df5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/01/24/2002TOYopen_1.html
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