I completely agree with that sentiment.  I think it ROCKS if you're able 
to practice Apache where you work and get paid for it.  I hope the list 
Ken started takes off in a different manner than the "subscribe to be 
advertised to" that I think it might.  I'd like to see more like a 
world-wide networking list take place...fat chance but its a nice thought.  

Henri Yandell wrote:

>+1 from me.
>
>While it's nice to see committers who are able to commercially work with
>the experience they gain/use here, it would be very demeaning to the list
>for every company who are using jsp/servlets/other to post their
>consultant services to the general list.
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>Hen
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>On 13 May 2002, Leo Simons wrote:
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>>+1 to all of that.
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>>- Leo
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>>>Sun Micro, has a page of "here are Java companies"  -- lets "innovate"
>>>it and put up a similar Jakarta page -- Here are companies and folks who
>>>support Apache Jakarta software.  I volunteer. Secondly, lets Make a
>>>rule NOT to post advertising to the mail lists, that is NOT what they
>>>are there for.
>>>
>>>This does a few things:
>>>
>>>1. Provides a good rationale to companies to use Apache Jakarta Software
>>>(not a specific goal of the group but a personal goal of several people
>>>here including myself as I like working with GOOD software)
>>>
>>>2. Gives those companies a place to post thats relevant to Jakarta,
>>>won't annoy people who might otherwise use them.
>>>
>>>3. Give those companies a high visability web page to advertise on.
>>>
>>>4. God I don't need more spam.  My spam filter entries will one day
>>>reach the limit on the number of strings I can match on.
>>>      
>>>
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