I suspect you're right (or at least the people there are more likely
to know who they are).
-Alan Coopersmith- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
Brian Gupta wrote:
> I suspect they are more likely to be found on the advocacy-discuss
> list.. (I don't know.)
>
> On 8/1/07, *Fauzia Saeed* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> Proposal is done. Who are the right people in product marketing?
>
>
> Brian Gupta wrote:
>> On 8/1/07, *Fauzia Saeed* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>> Where in Sun do I find someone to sponsor it?
>>
>> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>>> Fauzia (foz) Saeed wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Open Solaris Community in San Diego has an opportunity to fund
>>>> the local SW council which is a respected non-profit organization with a
>>>> membership 200 SW corporations (Oracle, Qualcomm, Accucorp, FAir Isaac
>>>> etc.) SDIC has a huge database, is well-connected with UCSD and will help
>>>> us in promoting our events through their database of 4000 IT Managers,
>>>> CTO's and developers. They will also let us manage their open SW interest
>>>> group. So what is the hitch?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We do not know how to get the sponsorship money. Please help if
>>>> you have any idea.
>>>>
>>> You'll have to find a sponsor, such as Sun or another company,
>>> who has money - OpenSolaris itself has no money.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I suspect that you would need to put together a proposal outlining
>> a) the costs involved, b) the direct financial benefits, c) the
>> direct non-financial benefits, and c) the indirect benefits. (Just
>> what I would expect, if I were a manager at Sun, with a budget).
>>
>> Once you have a proposal, either forward it to Product
>> Management/Marketing, or your direct manager. (Whichever makes the
>> most sense in your situation.)
>>
>> In corporate America, the route is generally via a chain of
>> command. At tech firms, where there is a flatter org structure,
>> you should be able to go directly to the benefactors.
>>
>> -brian
>
>
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