Thanks Jeff - glad for the support :) I appreciate your concern Edward. My background is primarily in MediaWiki, and I'm a relative newcomer to Hadoop/Hbase - writing MapReduce Python jobs using Hadoop streaming and connecting PHP to HBase through Thrift. It's all been a very interesting journey which I plan to write more articles about as time permits. I'm also preparing a patch for HBase to support generating EC2 AMIs with Hadoop+HBase since all the latest public AMIs have only Hadoop.
Regarding the feelers, I've posted feeler messages only in communities where I feel I could intelligently contribute to a conversation on the subject. I wouldn't, for example, post such a feeler on a Linux kernel development list as I have no experience or knowledge about it. Based on my recent experience with Hadoop/HBase, I felt I'd be able to vet any potentially interested experts by evaluating code samples, asking pointed questions, reading published articles etc. Being a wiki guy, the system I eventually create to present the expert list will almost certainly have a wiki component, giving experts the opportunity to elaborate on their experience or knowledge without restriction, but also have an uneditable (moderator only) section where I'd list the affirmed credentials (such as significant patches, enhancements, articles on the subject etc). I'm still not sure yet what the whole thing will look like, but I've gotten a fairly positive response to my query mails so far, so I'll begin cooking something up soon. Sorry for taking this so far off-topic, it wasn't my intent to do so. I appreciate your concern, and if you have suggestions on how I could make my emails seem less spammy, I'd be happy to alter them. :) -- Jim On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Edward J. Yoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, yes, i guessed wrong. > Thanks :) > > Edward > > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Jeff Eastman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi Edward, >> >> Check out this link >> (http://jimbojw.com/wiki/index.php?title=Understanding_Hbase_and_BigTable) >> before you panic over the similar postings. Jim's a little vague about what >> he's actually going to do with this data or when, but I found it useful. >> >> Jeff >> >> >> Edward J. Yoon wrote: >>> >>> Hey Akshar! >>> Just FYI, See http://www.nabble.com/Django-experts-wanted-td17322054.html >>> >>> -Edward >>> >>> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Akshar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Interesting!! >>>> >>>> BTW, Where do you work? >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Jim R. Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Hadoop is a great project and a growing niche. As it becomes even >>>>> more popular, there will be increasing demand for experts in the >>>>> field. >>>>> >>>>> I am compiling a contact list of Hadoop experts who may be interested >>>>> in opportunities under the right circumstances. I am not a recruiter >>>>> - I'm a regular developer who sometimes gets asked for referrals when >>>>> I'm not personally available. >>>>> >>>>> If you'd like to be on my shortlist of go-to experts, please contact >>>>> me off-list at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> Please be prepared to show your expertise by any of the following: >>>>> * Committer status or patches accepted >>>>> * Commit access to another open source project which uses Hadoop >>>>> * Bugs reported which were either resolved or are still open (real >>>>> bugs) >>>>> * Articles / blog entries written about Hadoop concepts or development >>>>> * Speaking engagements or user groups at which you've presented >>>>> * Significant contributions to documentation >>>>> * Other? (I'm sure I didn't think of everything) >>>>> >>>>> I'll be happy to answer any questions, and I look forward to hearing >>>>> from >>>>> you! >>>>> >>>>> -- Jim R. Wilson (jimbojw) >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Edward J. Yoon, > http://blog.udanax.org >
