The document compares the ]project-open[ (]po[) community to the OpenACS community. It notes that ]po[ has a core team of 3 with over 50 years of IT experience, around 10 freelance developers, and over 20 partners across 12 countries. In contrast, OpenACS has around 10,000 members but only around 200 active developers, and is driven by around 10 small web companies. Both use the GPL V2.0 license, but ]po[ offers a shrink-wrapped project management product while OpenACS focuses on the dotLrn e-learning platform and various semi-working modules.

1. ]project-open[ vs. the OpenACS Community
]project-open[
 3 Core-Team, Σ50 years in IT
 ~10 freelance developers
 >20 partners in 12 countries
 “MBA-Driven”
 Product: Shrink-wrapped PM
OpenACS
 10.000 Members, ~200 active
developers
 Driven by ~10 small web
companies
 OpenACS Products: dotLrn e-
learning platform, plethora of
semi-working modules
 All GPL V2.0

2. The ]po[ “Ecosystem”
Resource, Contacts
& Knowledge
Collaborators &
Team
]po[
AOLServer
]po[ Partners
]po[ Customers

3. The OpenACS/]po[ “Ecosystem”
AOLServer
Quest.ie
Grant Management
LINUX
. . . (~25)
UNED
160.000 users
Uni Heidelberg
60.000 users
… ~200
Sports Council
of Wales
Arts Council
of England
… ~20
Greenpeace.org
aiesec.org
… (~500)
. . .
Infra
struct.
Plat
form
Com
panies
Customers
Cambridge
Tech Partners
Basler
Kantonalbank
… ~3.000
~10.000 Members,
~200 Developers