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Fleury's Return to Red Hat in Doubt

Apparently the $150 million he made selling JBoss to Red Hat hasn't made him very happy
By Red Hat News Desk
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January 12, 2007 12:30 PM EST
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It's looking increasingly unlikely that JBoss founder Marc Fleury will be returning to Red Hat from that extended paternity leave he's been on. (He's officially due to return from paternity leave in mid-March.)

Apparently the $150 million he made selling JBoss to Red Hat hasn't made him very happy.

Over the holidays CNET came by an e-mail that Fleury sent to a bunch of JBoss folks in December saying, "I am increasingly experiencing diminishing returns on my emotional and professional investments at Red Hat," adding "Working with all of you at JBoss has been a pleasure and probably the apex of my short career."

In November Fleury complained about Red Hat investing in JBoss sales, support and marketing rather than R&D like he wanted.

The JBoss-Red Hat honeymoon lasted less than six months. Red Hat closed on the $350 million acquisition in June.

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Bruce 02/11/07 04:28:38 PM EST

It makse me think that Bill Gates has heart on the software technology! Netscape founder retired after cashing in. And JBoss founder showed his "attitude" now.
Anonymous 01/13/07 12:38:20 AM EST

Well I suppose Flury could offer to spend some of his own 150 million to invest in people to improve JBoss. As long as RedHat agreed with his direction, how could they turn down such an offer. Hey, it's only money and he's got plenty to spare. :)
Enterprise Open Source News Desk 01/12/07 12:29:04 PM EST

It's looking increasingly unlikely that JBoss founder Marc Fleury will be returning to Red Hat from that extended paternity leave he's been on. Apparently the $150 million he made selling JBoss to Red Hat hasn't made him very happy. Over the holidays CNET came by an e-mail that Fleury sent to a bunch of JBoss folks in December saying, 'I am increasingly experiencing diminishing returns on my emotional and professional investments at Red Hat,' adding 'Working with all of you at JBoss has been a pleasure and probably the apex of my short career.' In November Fleury complained to eWeek about Red Hat investing in JBoss sales, support and marketing rather than R&D like he wanted. The JBoss-Red Hat honeymoon lasted less than six months. Red Hat closed on the $350 million acquisition in June.