This article is based on the book Open Source SOA scheduled to print January
2009. This article is courtesy of Manning Publications. The ebook is
available and sold exclusively through Manning Publications.
The open source community includes many early advocates of the recent wave of
emerging SOA-related technology projects. Historically, however, open source
has sometimes been considered a "late follower," with commercial products
first to hit the market, and then followed by "me-too" open source
alternatives. One reason frequently cited by critics of open source is that
open s... (more)