OpenSolaris, PPC and the Community

June 20, 2007 2:56 am General

Someone pointed me to the recent set of threads (Kill PPC port) on ppc-discuss, which is nothing more than an extension what has been happening at times within the wider community. I can appreciate the deep frustration and tension from both sides of the line, but I think some basic diplomacy and patience is needed. This is new ground we’re all breaking and it will take time.

Don’t forget for a second that we’re all working together on this one. We’re a community, and disappointingly, we’re not looking like one at times. We need to have a mutual respect and trust for each other at the core, otherwise I fear that all credibility will be lost.

So I’d call out to everyone to get to know your community, both the independent and Sun employed contributors. It will help a massive amount. Subscribe to their blogs, Flickr or Twitter feeds and find out what makes them tick, because only then will you begin to appreciate who they are and where they are coming from.

Be the community.

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