Can Apache Maven Make It by Going Commercial? | Linux Today

Can Apache Maven Make It by Going Commercial?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Nov 13, 2008

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“Sonatype’s new CEO, Mark de Visser, is a veteran of both Linux
vendor Red Hat and PHP vendor Zend, and he’s confident that Maven
can be the basis of a viable commercial enterprise. In an interview
with InternetNews.com, De Visser detailed new products that are in
the pipeline and Sonatype’s plans to build its business. The
approach is one that could shed light on the broader issue of how
to create a successful business enterprise around open source.”

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