Keith M Wesolowski wrote: > I believe some Community Groups formed in this fashion will not be > serious about OpenSolaris but are forming primarily because they've > been told to do so by their managers. Once the Group is formed and > they've checked off the item, the Group will either become dormant or > act solely as an advertising venue for a single company's product(s). > I'd like to understand whether this Group is forming under duress, as > it were. But it seems not to matter, as other board members are > apparently more comfortable with the proposal than I am.
I think giving them the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise seems like the right approach to me, and being available to give them guidance whenever they need it. Jonathan did say many moons ago that he expected Sun's entire software portfolio to be open source in the future, which means that we're likely to have various product groups come our way, who may be out of their comfort level about how best to engage with an open source community and a potential change in process. It's a learning experience on both sides IMO. Glynn
