> Had an interesting discussion that I started on a Linkedin 
> group, but should probably have started here.  I had 
> originally asked the question "can you sell an XSLT?".  And 
> by that I don't mean is it possible, but would anyone buy 
> one.  What is the market for XSLTs as products?

I assume by "XSLTs" you mean stylesheets? 

I don't normally hear Java programs referred to as Javas. And perhaps that's
the point. If people buy a program, they buy it for what it does, not for
what language it's written in.
 
>  Ken Holman of course highlighted a key component to this 
> topic, which is obfuscation in order to protect intellectual 
> property.

I know at least one user who uses the Saxon ability to compile stylesheets
in order to protect the source code.

Regards,

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
http://twitter.com/michaelhkay 




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