I have tried so hard to be positive and encourage people… but I must bring sad news. The first of all OpenSolaris User Groups, the Silicon Valley OpenSolaris Users Group, may be ending, as we know it, at its final meeting in a Sun campus this Thursday, May 27th.
According to SVOSUG leader, the lovely Alta Elstad, Oracle policy does not permit user groups to be run by Oracle employees or to meet on Oracle properties. Therefore, this next meeting is likely to be the last meeting in the wonderful Santa Clara Campus Agnews Mansion.
At this meeting there will be discussion about the potential future of the group, in some form or another.
If you are in the Silicon Valley please attend! Even if only to pay your respects. Meeting is at 7:30PM.
I want to pay a special honor to Alan DuBoff who started the group and grew it so successfully. I remember approaching him in 2005 I think, with the idea for a Silicon Valley User Group… instead of pitching my idea, he shared his ideas on such a group and had already started to put it together… so at least I got to be one of the first members. 
Alan’s done a lot of great things for the community and we owe him a debt.
Alta Elstad took over leadership of the group when Alan left Sun (ask Alan, he has great stories, but I’ll leave it at that) and has done a great job of keeping the group going, even though attendance has continued to decline. Alta is a remarkable woman and someone whom I have great esteem for. She is truly one of a kind.
Finally, to all those who’ve presented, participated with, and attended SVOSUG over the years, props to you all. I really hope that SVOSUG or some form of a Sun Users Group perhaps can continue onwards in the Silicon Valley.
Another indication of Oracle “not getting” Sun culture
One more nail in the coffin?
Lets turn this into an opportunity. I think a fully community driven efforts is entirely possible. I also believe this is opportunity instead of a dire state. There’s other places in the Bay area which can host the group and a name is just a name.. Keep the group going if you can.. It’s only when everyone gives up that hope is lost!
Hi,
Have a look at http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=128864&tstart=0 – LOSUG seems to be in transition as well, but meetings are held on Oracle premises. I can’t imagine something of the sort to be impossible in the SV area.
While I don’t think this is a nail in the coffin per se, it’s more than a little disappointing. Most of the things Oracle is doing are for the better, it’s a pity they keep doing things like this (and I have a few people that are _disgusted_ with trying to get support out of Oracle; one so much that even though they _hate_ Linux they’re moving to it to avoid the pain of getting Solaris support out of Oracle).
Ben,
Perhaps you should host the meetings at your shop?
Many tech heavy shops, a least here in L.A., welcome user group meetings and use them as an opportunity to do some recruiting.
Doesn’t Nexenta have a space in the valley?
Later,
Jordan
Oracle supports OpenSolaris User Groups and I think that their policy to not allow an Oracle person to run them is good in the long run:
- If an OpenSolaris User Group doesn’t function without an Oracle person as the leader, is it then really an OpenSolaris User Group?
- If an OpenSolaris User Group wants to provide honest and candid feedback to Oracle, can it do so if the leader is an Oracle person, too?
I’m convinced that finding a SVOSUG leader that is not an employee of Oracle can only make the group much stronger.
So, Ben, why don’t you go ahead and organize a new leadership for SVOSUG? Perhaps you can end up to be the leader and make sure that SVOSUG goes into the right direction!
Notice that Oracle people are still encouraged to participate in and contribute to user groups as well as help with the logistics (conference rooms etc.). It’s only about the leadership, and quite frankly: An OSUG leadership that is independent is always going to be stronger for the community than one that is controlled by Oracle.
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Start hosting Open Solaris user group meetings!
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This is not a bad thing. I’ve been a Mac user a long time and I’d never want to see a MUG run by Apple. That makes no sense. It’s a bad idea.
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