JBoss?s Fleury: The benevolent dictator is good for Java

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Interview: JBoss CEO Marc Fleury
(TechWeb)

Interview: JBoss CEO Marc Fleury
(TechWeb) 05/01/2004 03:32 AM
TechWeb - JBoss CEO and founder Marc Fleury recently spoke with CRN Senior Editor Elizabeth Montalbano about why he's committed to open source as a lucrative business model and how things have changed between his company and Java steward Sun Microsystems since JBoss Inc. became an official J2EE licensee.

JBoss gets J2EE certification on the day
my interview with Marc Fleury appears

JBoss gets J2EE certification on the day
my interview with Marc Fleury appears 07/20/2004 03:07 AM
My interview with JBoss' Marc Fleury, including a transcript I personally verified, is now online at IT Conversations. Interesting that this appears on the very day that eWeek reports that JBoss' open source server has been certified for the first...

JBoss expands Java ambitions

JBoss expands Java ambitions 06/28/2004 04:24 PM
Company launches research and development center, announces support relationship with Novell.

Sun, JBoss forge Java agreement.

Sun, JBoss forge Java agreement. 11/18/2003 11:24 PM
InfoWorld: Sun , JBoss forge Java agreement.

Sun, JBoss settle Java dispute

Sun, JBoss settle Java dispute 11/18/2003 12:40 PM
With changes to a licensing program, Sun paves the way for open-source Java application server projects JBoss and Apache to comply with the J2EE standard.

Novell launches Linux with JBoss Java

Novell launches Linux with JBoss Java 08/04/2004 07:52 AM
ZDNet Aug 4 2004 12:22PM GMT

Briefly: JBoss expands Java ambitions

Briefly: JBoss expands Java ambitions 06/28/2004 04:24 PM
roundup Plus: Java gets ready for 3G...Microsoft to release next version of CE...Overture fine tunes local wheels.

Novell launches new Linux--with JBoss
Java

Novell launches new Linux--with JBoss
Java 08/03/2004 06:04 PM
Companies' support partnership creates product meant to be more than just an operating system.

JBoss CEO Against Open-Sourcing Java
(TechWeb)

JBoss CEO Against Open-Sourcing Java
(TechWeb) 04/28/2004 03:22 AM
TechWeb - JBoss CEO Marc Fleury sides with Sun on releasing Java technology to the open source community, but he also thinks it's a good idea to open-source other core technologies for building services-oriented architectures.

Amentra to Support JBoss Application
Server as JBoss Authorized Service
Partner

Amentra to Support JBoss Application
Server as JBoss Authorized Service
Partner 03/29/2005 11:49 AM
Will Collaborate with JBoss to Provide Full Range of Technical and Professional Support Services [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Linus Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship

Linus Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship 08/18/2004 12:58 PM

Benevolent "Virus" Helps Reveal the
Hidden Web

Benevolent "Virus" Helps Reveal the
Hidden Web 07/19/2004 06:09 AM
Benevolent "Virus" Helps Reveal the Hidden Web
http://www.syllabus .com/article.asp?id=9680

Perennial problem: locating data in the "deep Web." Ingenious solution: combine the Open Archives Initiative mission to promote interoperability standards with pervasive Apache server modules and add a nice infectious (but benevolent) virus. Thanks to funding by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the melding of these three concepts is helping make it
possible to find more treasures on the hidden Web. It's elegantly simple says Phil Long, Ph.D., of the Academic Computing Enterprise at MIT. First you make something for a host that is widely distributed in the population. Then you make it incredibly easy to transmit it symbiotically -- that is, in a way that does not detract from the host's general health, but adds capability. Nearly 64% of Web sites worldwide use the Apache server, which allows programmers to launch new features through easy-to-install modules. The modules to be launched to help tap hidden databases are driven by the Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, based on the open standards HTTP and XML. So the host is the Apache server, and the "viral" package to distribute is the high-performance federated digital search service implemented as an Apache module, mod_OAI. This has been added to Deep Web Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Fist of Fleury

Fist of Fleury 05/23/2004 04:52 AM

Looks like Marc Fleury, JBoss boss and a world class bacon (?!?), is on the grill again.  He is being accused of praising JBoss and trashing competitors anonymously at well known Java websites like TheServerSide.  What a character he is.  I wouldn't be surprised if he makes an appearance in the next Tarantino movie.

Revisit Funnyside of Open Source for a classic taste of Fleury.

Update:

BileBlog had all the juicy bits on this story which surfaced when TheServerSide forum added a feature that lookups posts by IP address.  Ouch!  It looks like rest of the JBoss gang is into masquerading as well.  I even recognize some of the supposedly bogus characters (underlined):

... Marc Fleury. Who else does the slimy little fleury have hidden away in this too-large-for-one-person personality of his? Why, none other than our friend Arun Patel! Arun, for those of you unfamiliar with TSS, posts incredibly offensive polemics that happen to exactly mirror the unspoken thoughts of a certain JBoss cult. ...

So, who else posts from that IP? Well, we have James Hardy. James' posts are often of the 'I'm sane but lets face it, JBoss rule' variety, as opposed to another on that list of deranged psychopaths, Chip Tyler. Chippie here will eagerly pipe in in any number of threads to say how much CDN suck, as well as how every move JBoss makes is intelligent and wise. There are literally dozens of other accounts that show how widespread this behaviour is. The only thing they have in common is a surprising love and admiration for all things JBossy, and disdain and abuse for all things non-JBossy.

Needless to say, Ben Sabrin and the majority of the JBoss folks are all on the trail too. So while it's impossible to actually draw lines between the fakes and their puppetmasters, it's very very easy to spot the group of nefarious rumprangers who have embarked on this laughably incompetent marketing exercise. Having said that, some of the linkages are very clear and easy to follow to individuals who happen to not work in the same turdfactory as the fleurys do. Bill Burke has the highly dubious honour of also being Joe Murray, famous for making noises to the effect of 'Mike Spille doesn't exist!'. Let's see you uuhmm and err your way out of this one Billy! Marc'll have you back in that gimp suit pretty sharpish if you keep being this sloppy.

The saddest part about all this is that the most likely outcome is for these posters to now ensure they use a different IP when posting, to disguise the trail more effectively. I'm sure the very notion of 'gosh, maybe we should let our software do the talking instead of using underhanded tactics like these' is heretical in that camp.

BW Online | August 18, 2004 | Linus
Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship

BW Online | August 18, 2004 | Linus
Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship 08/19/2004 08:15 AM
BW Online August 18, 2004 Linus Torvalds' Benevolent Dictatorship

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JBoss's Fleury Abjures Astroturfing

JBoss's Fleury Abjures Astroturfing 05/21/2004 03:47 PM

JBoss' Fleury seeking for-profit open
source incubator

JBoss' Fleury seeking for-profit open
source incubator 03/06/2004 02:03 AM
Last week, JBoss, Inc. received $10 million in venture funding in a group led by Matrix Partners. But what does JBoss founder Marc Fleury want to do with all that money? Is there any chance that VC investment can water down the open source movement?

Tiger vs. Dictator

Tiger vs. Dictator 03/06/2004 02:02 AM

I have updated my Coup d'eta post with a picture you might enjoy.

dictator 0.9.4 (Default branch)

dictator 0.9.4 (Default branch) 04/19/2005 04:19 AM
Dictator is a program for on-screen reading of text files, developed with the intention of making it easier to read some of the fine electronic texts available on the net, such as those produced by The Gutenberg Project. The problem with these texts is that reading them on screen is not particularly pleasant and printing them out is even less pleasant. Dictator employs the Rapid Serial Visual Projection (RSVP) method of displaying words consecutively in the same place, at a user-controllable rate. In theory, this method prevents unconscious re-reading of adjacent text and decreases the tendency of the reader to oralise the text, allowing for increased reading speeds. It also allows the use of larger fonts for text display which improves text clarity.

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Changes:
This release adds file history, customisable text filters (e.g. open PDF, DOC, RTF), URL open, customisable Web references, simple text search, navigation by paragraph, the ability to open from clipboard (wxPython 2.5 only), some help documentation, a multiple size icon set for Windows, and the ability for text to wrap in wxSTC.

Dictator 0.9.2 (Default branch)

Dictator 0.9.2 (Default branch) 04/11/2005 03:52 AM
Dictator is an on-screen reading application for text files that was intended for use with The Gutenberg Project. The problem with these texts is that reading them on screen is not particularly pleasant and printing them out is worse. Dictator employs the Rapid Serial Visual Projection (RSVP) method of displaying words consecutively in the same place, at a user-controllable rate. In theory, this method prevents unconscious re-reading of adjacent text and decreases the tendency of the reader to oralise the text, allowing for increased reading speeds.

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Changes:
All colours and fonts are now customisable. Font dialogs are now disabled in full-screen mode with wxPython 2.4 due to problems. A layout bug was fixed in the bookmarks dialog. Rate change at very slow speeds was fixed to avoid delayed response. Old configuration files are now ignored if they are incompatible.

Dictator 0.9 (Default branch)

Dictator 0.9 (Default branch) 04/06/2005 09:59 AM
Dictator is an on-screen reading application for text files that was intended for use with The Gutenberg Project. The problem with these texts is that reading them on screen is not particularly pleasant and printing them out is worse. Dictator employs the Rapid Serial Visual Projection (RSVP) method of displaying words consecutively in the same place, at a user-controllable rate. In theory, this method prevents unconscious re-reading of adjacent text and decreases the tendency of the reader to oralise the text, allowing for increased reading speeds.

dictator 0.9.3 (Default branch)

dictator 0.9.3 (Default branch) 04/12/2005 08:00 AM
Dictator is a program for on-screen reading of text files, developed with the intention of making it easier to read some of the fine electronic texts available on the net, such as those produced by The Gutenberg Project. The problem with these texts is that reading them on screen is not particularly pleasant and printing them out is even less pleasant. Dictator employs the Rapid Serial Visual Projection (RSVP) method of displaying words consecutively in the same place, at a user-controllable rate. In theory, this method prevents unconscious re-reading of adjacent text and decreases the tendency of the reader to oralise the text, allowing for increased reading speeds. It also allows the use of larger fonts for text display which improves text clarity.

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Changes:
This version adds build scripts which fix critical packaging errors in the source distribution.

The world's craziest dictator

The world's craziest dictator 04/14/2004 01:13 PM
"Last year Mr Niyazov instituted a holiday in honour of the muskmelon, a relative of the watermelon, complete with lavish...

Son of Ex-Dictator Seen Winning Panama
Election

Son of Ex-Dictator Seen Winning Panama
Election 05/02/2004 04:31 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 2 2004 7:54AM GMT

Former dictator won't make it easy to
try him (USATODAY.com)

Former dictator won't make it easy to
try him (USATODAY.com) 07/02/2004 06:44 AM
USATODAY.com - The sound of clinking chains announced Saddam Hussein's arrival at the small makeshift courthouse on Thursday. But by the time he walked into the courtroom he was let loose in ways that went beyond removing his handcuffs.

First Public Appearance by Former
Dictator in 7 Months

First Public Appearance by Former
Dictator in 7 Months 07/01/2004 08:39 AM
The seven charges included the invasion of Kuwait, the suppression of the Shiite uprising, and the gassing of the Kurds.

Arab Reactions Vary as Ex-Dictator Has a
Day in Court

Arab Reactions Vary as Ex-Dictator Has a
Day in Court 07/01/2004 07:07 PM
As Saddam Hussein faced charges in Baghdad, governments across the Middle East largely kept silent about the extraordinary appearance of an Arab leader in the docket.

"The Daily Telegraph | Secret photo of a
cowering dictator"

"The Daily Telegraph | Secret photo of a
cowering dictator" 01/10/2004 03:53 AM

Michael J. Totten: Busted Dictator Photo
Gallery

Michael J. Totten: Busted Dictator Photo
Gallery 12/16/2003 07:49 AM
gallery of Saddam-capture celebration photos .. required viewing .. Michael Totten

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The Daily Telegraph | Secret photo of a
cowering dictator

The Daily Telegraph | Secret photo of a
cowering dictator 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
Point of Capture: Secret photo of a cowering Saddam .. dailytelegraph.news.com.au .. dragged from his hole

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Ananova - Saddam's aide says dictator
was 'heavily into drugs'

Ananova - Saddam's aide says dictator
was 'heavily into drugs' 02/14/2004 10:42 AM
enjoying one too many spliffs (and maybe even a little h) when invading kuwait .. "He was on drugs and drugs made him lose his mind." .. Saddam just needs rehab .. A warning for us all .. he's a stoner

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BBC bosses have banned reporters from
calling tyrant Saddam Hussein a former
dictator

BBC bosses have banned reporters from
calling tyrant Saddam Hussein a former
dictator 12/21/2003 03:47 AM
The Sun Newspaper Online - Be polite to Mr Saddam .. has issued an edict .. banned

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""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..."

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..." 08/31/2004 08:45 PM

"It wasn't too long ago that Saddam
Hussein was considered by some
Bible-prophecy students to possibly be
the final 'man of sin' and global
dictator..."

"It wasn't too long ago that Saddam
Hussein was considered by some
Bible-prophecy students to possibly be
the final 'man of sin' and global
dictator..." 12/30/2003 08:33 AM
Looks like Saddam's not the END after all .. Olson: Not With a Biblical Bang…

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Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then

Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then 07/13/2004 01:33 AM
TechTree Jul 13 2004 5:44AM GMT

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG 06/08/2004 05:47 AM
KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE, GIPPER ... MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG .. How People View The Dead Is Shaped By Personal Experiences .. Greg Palast on the Reagan "Legacy" 6/7 .. And another

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Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good

Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
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Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea?

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea? 04/24/2004 04:00 PM

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund 08/23/2004 06:46 AM
Strengthen The Good: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund

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JBoss.org

JBoss.org 11/11/2003 12:51 PM
JBoss 3.2.3RC1 Released
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