FYI, Actually there a few of us that are on IRC most of the time as well. #apache-axis on freenode just like other Apache projects.
On 10/28/05, Jesse Pelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know why it should be, but it seems to me that there's a higher > consumer to provider ratio on the Axis list than on the others I > subscribe to. I've been lurking for a few weeks. Because I'm thinking > about using Axis but haven't actually started to do so, I have nothing > of a technical nature to contribute. I've subscribed to other lists for > years, and after a while, I know enough to respond to some questions. I > view this as a) giving back to the community that developed the project > and helped me master it, and b) freeing up developers so they can focus > on developing the next version. I find it very satisfying to help out, > and I often deepen my knowledge in the process. > > This list seems different for some reason. I can't verify this, > especially since I haven't been subscribing for very long, but it feels > like there aren't many people other than the developers helping out. > (Those that do, however, often offer prodigious amounts of knowledgeable > insight. I won't name names for fear of forgetting someone, but I hope > you know who you are.) I get the sense that people join to ask a > question, then unsubscribe once they have an answer. Some of this is to > be expected, of course, but maybe it happens more on the Axis list, for > whatever reason. > > One might construe this as a challenge in the open-source style: if you > don't like the level of support on the list, stick around and help make > it better! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Davanum Srinivas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 1:14 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: I give up > > > > Ken, > > > > Truth is everyone is working hard on Axis2... > > > > -- dims > > > > On 10/28/05, Hoying, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I cannot help but > > wonder if the support level is not affected by Covalent now > > selling support for Axis and Covalent's close relationship > > with current and former Axis developers (some of whom work > > for Covalent). Has commercialism made its way into the open > > source ranks? > -- Davanum Srinivas : http://wso2.com/blogs/
