[Wei Tao, on Mon, 03 Jan 2000] :: 6. open source for ZEO development :: It is rather disappointing to see the door and window are closed for :: ZEO's development :<< :: :: 7... your opinion? I agree with all your items, except for #6. Without Digital Creations, we wouldn't have Zope. Without a thriving Digital Creations, we can't expect to have that resource staffed with such extraordinary people. DC is a business and their business model relies on charging for value added. ZEO as a value added commercial product seems perfectly fair; ZEO requires a good deal of intervention by DC to properly architect and set up. Any Web-based business successful enough to have need for what it brings shouldn't cry too much about paying for that expertise. Name another alternative with the same functionality which is completely free. ;>)