Guys, thank you for all your support.
A little explanation...
I wanted to work on JBoss, but it's too far advanced and I'm too far behind the
eight-ball for me to really contribute at a technical level. So I looked at what
*wasn't* being done well, and IMHO that was presenting it to corporate decision
makers.
I am working on a marketing plan to push JBoss to MIS managers and CIOs. These people
in turn have to present a *business case* to people who glaze over at the mere mention
of message queues and network manageability. We need to help them, because this is the
answer to the question (from our point of view) of "Where's the money?"
I still value your comments about the technical merits of JBoss; I need those too -
they just aren't what I asked for.
This is an ongoing thing. It will never end.
I ask you all to periodically put yourselves in the boss's shoes and ask yourself "Why
JBoss?"
When you have an inspiration, post it to the list. Use a subject of "jboss business
case" so my daemon can flag the message (it's a busy list).
As I said, I can also use info about JBoss technical merits. In this case use a
subject of "jboss techical merits".
What's in it for you? An expanded job market that needs you. The ability to influence
the technical status quo, giving you some control of your own destiny. Freedom from
crap code and poorly documented closed systems. Freedom from being at the mercy of
bugs in closed systems. When was the last time the Oracle or Microsoft design team
responded the same day to your criticism and took it on the chin?
What's in it for Bill Bloggs, CIO of GreedCorp? That is the question I want you all to
consider.
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