The recent discussion really make me think about the following. My task by and large is in keeping the group focused on the goal we are trying to achieve and that goal is simple, commoditize J2EE and become the "standard" container for integration, development and production. We are well on our way to do that. One proeminent person from the industry (I will protect his name) wrote to us (RO and I) the whole weekend on the JMX stuff and his conclusion was "you guys are becoming a *serious* threat to the industry". I like to believe so and I believe the main reason is the ease of use that JMX affords us. I will hand it to Rickard, when he pitched me JMX back in January and I OK'ed it, technology scouting is still your strong point kid. I will hand it to Sebastien for making a very solid and simple metadata structure let's not loose focus on why that effort was dirty and much needed.. I don't want to go in a "thank you" yet since we are about to release the BETA-PROD, but the different talents on the group are finally getting something in place. It might sound corny, but today jboss is really "a team" something it wasn't back in 1999. In other words, I believe we need to respect each other more, communicate more, and realize we are loving the same thing. There is amazing talent on the list and the contributors, it is showing and we are now ahead, seriously ahead of the competition with the JMX infrastructure. Since it is deep vendors will have a hard time catching up so let's NOT FUMBLE THAT BALL. Trust me, I know exactly where I want to go tomorrow and I believe it is a vision shared by many on the group. We are a unique group of folks and a unique set of talents. Let's keep the quables down to a minimum, the necessary minimum and trust that we are all working on a shared vision. Fights then become productive, as long as we share that part of us. To jboss that is what open source is about, making a stable, production quality container takes the efforts of all of us. It's not corny, it's reality, there is no bigger thrill than seeing everyone working on the same goal... Peace, Love, good Code marc ________________________ Marc Fleury, Ph.D. Chief Technology Officer Telkel, Inc. ________________________
