On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Martin Bochnig <martin at martux.org> wrote: > Dear OS/Net crowd, > > I'm on this alias for over 2 months now. > > I signed up after having found good starting points at > http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/ > and > http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/ . > > Over time I noticed, that ? - ? very much unlike lists like > caiman-discuss or xwin-discuss ? - ? no actual development > communication is taking place here. > Then you shouldn't wonder, that only few are seriously joining you > (or: able to join you). You guys not only get all training for free, > but you also discuss everything, day in and day out. Unfortunately > behind your Firewalls
... As a Sun external contributor, emails like this really piss me off (funny how they always seem to come from the same people). I have been involved with OpenSolaris for over three years now, and I cannot *once* recall a time where I felt "shut" out or left in the cold. Like everyone else, I dove into the documentation (of which there is certainly no lack) and the mailing lists. I have never had an issue finding (or working with) sponsors. These engineers at Sun have never once ignored any comments I have made, and to be completely honest, have been more than gracious in sharing their knowledge and engineering experience. I for one, am flattered by the amount of attention that is spent on the community as a whole. All of the comments above apply directly to ON (specifically the drivers, networking, and storage communities). I strongly believe you get out what you put in - if you feel that it is enough to simply ghost lists and run nightly(1) on occasion, you are going to be disappointed. If you are not actively participating in *any* project, why should anyone go out of their way to educate/inform you? Regards, Steven Stallion
