Dale Ghent wrote:
Just curious, since I work for a .edu in the USA....
Regarding OpenSolaris, I seem to have noticed that the bulk of
academic-related programs and contests have had a distinct geographic
bias towards Asia. I hope I'm mistaken, but I can't help but to think
Sun has forsaken (for lack of a better term) the US market for
cultivating academic interest in OpenSolaris/Solaris. If so, is it
perhaps due to the perception that Linux is already too entrenched in
the US edu realm?
The latest list I've found for OpenSolaris at school is this:
http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/opensolaris_at_school
Most of those are in Asia, but that's because some Asian markets are
growing rapidly in this area, and the local teams are actively engaged
in the OpenSolaris community to drive local OpenSolaris programs. The
China team at Sun, for instance, clearly has the most comprehensive
program in place, and you can see Joey Guo blog about those programs
http://blogs.sun.com/joeyguo/ Sun has always had various edu programs,
but since this project started more of the programs are becoming visible
on OpenSolaris. Also, by opening up, we now have many more options as a
community to engage universities around the world.
But Asia is not the only area where things are happening rapidly. The
Starter Kit, for instance, is much more popular in Eastern Europe than
in Asia (or even in the US). All these regions are different, and
community development programs need to be decentralized so the people on
the ground can lead them. They know best since they live there. Wherever
"there" is, of course.
I know there are other edu programs as well:
http://opensolaris.org/os/community/edu/campus_evangelists/
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/os_user_groups_amb/
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/summerofcode/
Jim
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Jim Grisanzio, Sr. Program Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering
http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris
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