Yeah, we see the Sun guys have proxy/firewall issues all the time. I'm
sure it's annoying for them, but we appreciate their presence. :)
-----
Jason Lee, SCJP
Programmer/Analyst
http://www.iec-okc.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim.Driscoll_at_Sun.COM [mailto:Jim.Driscoll_at_Sun.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:59 AM
> To: dev_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
> Subject: Re: Is IRC participation possible?
>
> I dunno - most folks are behind the Sun firewall - which
> means setting up Socks proxies, which is kind of a pain. But
> that's a pretty good idea, I'll see if I can encourage some
> folks to hang out there.
>
> Jim
>
> Jason Lee wrote:
> > A little random, but: :P
> >
> > For what it's worth, I'm an operator on the Glassfish IRC channel
> > (#glassfish) on irc.freenode.net (the same network, by the
> way, where
> > the quasi-official JSF channel is). I idle in #glassfish
> pretty much
> > all the time. One of the most common complaints is the lack of any
> > real traffic/discussion in the channel. I know it's not really an
> > official support... medium for Glassfish, but what are the
> chances of
> > some Glassfish devs trying to spend some time there? In ##jsf, Ed
> > Burns, Ryan Lubke, Roger Kitain, and (occasionally)
> Jennifer Ball are
> > often there answering questions, and the response to that has been
> > really, really good. Users regularly express their
> appreciation for
> > having pretty direct and "real time" access to the JSF RI devs. To
> > contrast that, just this morning, a user in #glassfish said, "Yes,
> > this channel is similar to that of an almost dead project,
> although it
> > is a big successful project." which is not good. My hope is that
> > someone who knows things better than I and one or two other
> regulars
> > could be... a regular there and help things along.
> >
> > I realize that may not be possible for a host of technical and/or
> > political reasons. I know the devs are busy trying to get
> v2 out the
> > door, and I (and my company) really, REALLY appreciate all
> that work.
> > I just thought I'd relay some of the user sentiment I've
> seen in the
> > channel.
> >
> > Thanks for "listening" to me ramble. :)
> >
> > -----
> > Jason Lee, SCJP
> > JSF RI Dev Team
> > Programmer/Analyst
> > http://www.iec-okc.com <http://www.iec-okc.com/>
> >
> >
>
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