Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Bernard Golden

In this interview we talk with Bernard. In specific, we talk about:

• The emerging impact of open source as a paradigm shift
• Competition between open and closed source entities
• Geographic differences in the adoption of open source software
• Future directions for open source, including the integration of commercial motivations
• Maintaining customer loyalties with open source or proprietary software

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Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: David Ascher, and Dan Mosedale

In this interview we talk with David and Dan. In specific, we talk about:

• How Thunderbird fits into the larger software ecosystem
• Internal handling of security, feature inclusion, usability, and QA
• The relationship between Thunderbird and Linux distros
• Automated tools and processes within Thunderbird development
• The relationship between open source and proprietary messaging software
• Future directions for messaging

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Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Joseph Hill.

In this interview we talk with Joseph. In specific, we talk about:

• The case for developing for Mono under Windows
• Challenges in coupling open source development to Microsoft platforms
• The relationship (or lack thereof) between Mono and Wine
• Microsoft tools as they relate to Mono development
• Market evolution with Moonlight, Silverlight, and Flash

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