Hi Matt, I added a few updates. Thanks for getting this rolling.
Jason On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:03 AM, Matt Laurenceau <[email protected]>wrote: > ** I have commitment from a manager in BMC Engineering to share ideas (he > actually proposed his help while looking at ARSList - great!) > > I have drafted something to begin > with<https://communities.bmc.com/communities/docs/DOC-16743> > . > Please check it out, and share your thoughts. > > - Add a *Comment *if you want to send a heads-up > - *Edit* the Doc directly (yes, wikipedia-style), should you be able to > make things progress directly (for example, I asked questions where some of > you may also have the answers) > > This is a great Use Case showing how powerful the Remedy Developer > Community is, I'm really excited by this 1st topic. > > Take care, Matt > > Senior Community Ambassador, BMC Communities > > Follow me @Matt_L <https://twitter.com/matt_L> > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:53 AM, Jason Miller <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ** >> Joe, you nailed it (although I did get Jennifer's joke too). There are so >> many communities where you can download code/functions/scripts/etc for other >> languages but there isn't one for Remedy; well it is there just not actively >> used in this manner. There are a few apps/utilities on the BMCDN but not as >> many as I think a lot of us would like to see. >> >> Now to be perfectly honest, I have a few utilities that I have been >> meaning to post to the BMCDN for a few years now (the data export one is sad >> without runmacro.exe). We have seen arswiki.org come and go. Axton >> provided the site for years and there just wasn't enough involvement to keep >> the site up (I am guilty too). >> >> I am fearful that the same will happen with ARInside. I see John making >> updates when he has some time but can it survive as a one or two person >> project? Personally I would love to help out and even installed a compiler >> a while back to work on my limited C++ skills. Years, work, new laptop >> without compiler, and grade school aged kids later I still have not >> contributed any code to the project. >> >> Don't get me wrong, always having sanctioned/paid work (and a family) that >> pushes aside community projects is not a bad problem to have. >> >> - Is it that we are all just too busy? >> - Is it a ratio thing in that we are such a small community compared >> to Java/C++/HTML/PowerShell/<insert platform of choice> communities that >> we >> just don't have enough people to contribute a decent volume of projects? >> - Is it that we cannot share what we build because it was done on >> somebody else's time/system? >> - Would it help if there was an AR MSDN like subscription that we have >> been asking for for a few years? >> - I think this is related to the somebody else's time/system >> question. I know I can't afford to develop AR Applications without my >> employer's resources (servers, support contract). >> - Now with today's virtualization, hosted technologies and the >> Suite Stack Installer it would be easier than ever to provide this >> resource. >> Maybe a downloadable VM appliance (ADDM anybody?). I understand >> there are >> licensing issues with distributing other companies' software >> (Windows/MS >> SQL/Oracle). Maybe it is time for a MySQL version of AR? :) >> >> Hopefully now that we have a Community Ambassador we can get some of these >> things moving. ;-) >> >> Jason >> _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >> > > > > -- > > ~ Matt Laurenceau, BMC Software > Senior Community Ambassador, BMC Communities > Follow me at @Matt_L <https://twitter.com/matt_L> > Skype: matt.laurenceau > > _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
