On 4/12/06, Keith M. Wesolowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 01:55:43PM -0500, Tao Chen wrote:
>
> > How's the proposed project or "CCD" related to this announcement back in Aug
> > 2005 ?
> > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=7545
>
> This project will form a collaborative effort to implement the changes
> described by Marilyn and I in that thread, as well as to address a
> number of the other issues raised therein.
>
Everything that I read in this thread says two things loudly :
[ 1 ] Sun will create a replacement for what the Solaris Community
has slaved to provide at Blastwave. Using Sun's vision and
under Sun control, over time, all of the work done
at Blastwave will be worthless as it does not have the
resources. Nor Sun blessing. Blastwave was formed to fill a
need and it allowed one Solaris user to help another. That
will be replaced by a Sun controlled process.
[ 2 ] The idea is proposed by a Sun person. Seconded by another Sun
person. Not one CAB member ever says anything. No one outside
of Sun in the extended Community has walked forwards and made
a single motion to support the idea. This thread is full of
Sun employees that follow the party line and community people
that either directly oppose it or question it.
This has nothing to do with "Community". Its just business.
If I am wrong here then by all means prove me wrong.
Remember, I was asked last year to work with Steve Christensen on this
and Marilyn Shoemaker and I spoke about it. The problem was that, as usual,
Steve Christensen was to be contracted, paid above and beyond the money
that goes to Sunfreeware every month while Blastwave was expected to simply
slave away for free as usual. Check with Steven Harpster if I am wrong here
and ask for the budget numbers on this project and Sunfreeware.
Don't drag "community" into this when the people in the Solaris community
that have worked for years are simply being ignored and told how things will
be. Essentially Sun INC will go into a competitive services stance with its
own Solaris Community.
Dennis Clarke
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