Max Kiesler - Web Design, SOMA San Franciso

Mambo Dancing to a New Tune

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How would you like to work for several years on a volunteer basis developing an open source product only to be thrown off the project for another case of corporate greed? I recently opened an email from the Web Standards Group to find out that Mambo will have a very different face in the coming days.

Unfortunately, Miro the Australian company who holds the rights to Mambo has decided to take control of the future development goals out of the hand of the core developers and try to turn it into a profit-making venture.

If you’ve seen the Corporation you’ll know this is because corporations only exist to make a profit and this is what drives all of their decisions. This is a classic case of corporate greed.

What can you do about this injustice? Stop using Mambo and stop suggesting it to your clients. Don’t support corporate takeovers of open source software. For further information visit The Death of Mambo Article.

For an example of good uses of open source, see Emily’s post on open source software.

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