From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 13 12:27:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78ACC16A4CE for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:27:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 465FD43D60 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:27:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1Bvb9d-000KZP-GT; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:27:29 +0100 Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i7DCRTuf094970; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:27:29 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.12.10/8.12.6/Submit) id i7DCRSHr094969; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:27:28 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:27:28 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick To: Peter Risdon Message-ID: <20040813122728.GC94786@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040813121022.GB94786@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <411CB128.4000303@circlesquared.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <411CB128.4000303@circlesquared.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1Bvb9d-000KZP-GT*nVnrrLDhko.* cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for commercial code gone open source X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:27:36 -0000 On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 01:16:40PM +0100, Peter Risdon wrote: : Jonathon McKitrick wrote: : >Does anyone know where there are any web-accessible examples of large or : >medium sized commercial software products that have been open sourced? : > : >I'd like to see some examples of code that were not written from the : >beginning with the intention of being open source. : > : >jm : : I'm not sure how well this will meet your criteria, but Star Office : began as a closed cource commercial product and, while under that name : it remains commercial, Open Office is an open source version. : : However, I think the code base has changed significantly prior to it : becoming open source. I forgot all about that one. I wonder if it is web accessible and browsable. I doubt it, but it would be nice. Good example, though. I check it out. jm