[Zope] Factoids for supporting zope

[Chris McDonough]

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From: "albert boulanger" <aboulang@ldeo.columbia.edu>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 9:37 AM
Subject: [Zope] Factoids for supporting zope


>
> I am going through a justification (risks) of the use of Zope for a
> corporate client. Framing things as an Open Source play relies on the
> health of its community for its longevity and access to expertise for
> support. I remember some number tossed out when the Members folder at
> zope.org went to Btree. What is the current # of Members? Is this an
> estimate of the Zope community? I think there is probably some dead
> wood in that # but at least its an estimate. I remember it being over 10K.

Not sure...

>
> Our client thought that the recent VC money was about 1/2 what would
> be needed to make it fly. My argument is that money is leveraged by
> the active Zope community so a crux in my logic is how strong this
> community is.

1/2 of what would be needed to make it fly with Zope?  Or 1/2 of what would
be needed with any app server?