Tapolyai - 6:04 pm on Nov 17, 2005 (gmt 0)

This is a terrible thing, if it will go as I think it will.

AOL, Y!, CNet, Verizon and CA all have a stake in the software industry in one way or an other. I would not be surprised if there are other non-listed financial backers to this "positive movement".

As one of you has said it before, the question who decides what gets listed, and if there is a financial and other costs to getting listed are extremely important.

Suppose I am a small software developer, say... Open Source SQL DB... What is my cost, hard and soft, to get my software listed? Will my competitor, who already sits on the deciding board, make the decision to include me in an approved list?

I am skeptical, at best...