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If JBoss Developer Studio Support Is Extra, What's In The Subscription?
 By
Savio Rodrigues
By now you may have read my views on OSS 1 & 2.
Here's something you may find interesting. Red Hat released JBoss Developer Studio in early December 2007.
InfoWorld reported:
"While JBoss Developer Studio is available for a $99 subscription, support for the platform costs extra. Support agreements start at $3,500 a year. But users get access to all Red Hat and JBoss software through these agreements, Che (Red Hat product marketing manager) said."
Huh?! So, if support for JBoss Developer Studio is extra, what exactly is in the $99 SUBSCRIPTION? For that answer, let's head to a blog by JBoss developer Max Andersen:
A reader (Andres Testi) asks Max:
"Where is the free edition?"
Max replies:
"There is no free edition, but there is the JBoss Tools which are the JBoss.rg developed plugins and I'll be back later this week with details about JBoss Tools 2 GA."
Another reader (Eriks) asks:
"What are differences between free and 99$ version?"
Max replies:
"The free version does not provide:
• An installer
• Eclipse and Web Tools preconfigured
• JBoss EAP preconfigured
• JBoss AS and JBoss Seam preconfigured
• 3rd party plugins bundled and configured
• Access to RHEL and Red Hat Network
• Access to the supported software"
Lastly, a reader (Sakuraba) asks:
"If all of that stuff is not-preconfigured in the free version, is the free version usable at all?
What features wont work out of the box because of the free version not being configured correctly?
(I appreciate you effort and the fact thatRed Hat wants to earn money with this hard work, but I am interested nevertheless.)"
Max replies:
"Sakuraba - I don't know how to explain it otherwise than what I did above. There are no functional limitations in the open source version; its just a matter about what is prebundled and preconfigured which you can do yourself for free or get from JBDS which additionally provides you access to the software that JBoss/Red Hat supports commercially."
Continue reading this article.
About
the Author:
Savio Rodrigues is a product manager with IBM's WebSphere Software division. He envisions a day when open source and traditional software live in harmony. This site contains Savio's personal views. IBM does not necessarily agree with the views expressed here.
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