Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 15249 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2006 13:31:15 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 4 Dec 2006 13:31:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 67424 invoked by uid 500); 4 Dec 2006 13:31:23 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-user-archive@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 67170 invoked by uid 500); 4 Dec 2006 13:31:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact derby-user-help@db.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Derby Discussion" Delivered-To: mailing list derby-user@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 67158 invoked by uid 99); 4 Dec 2006 13:31:21 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:31:21 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.8 required=10.0 tests=INVALID_DATE X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (herse.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [216.9.248.49] (HELO smtp02.bis.na.blackberry.com) (216.9.248.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:31:10 -0800 Message-ID: <206132031-1165239048-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-5455-@engine03-cell05> Reply-To: msegel@segel.com References: <4573C7EE.2010808@vancouvering.com> In-Reply-To: <4573C7EE.2010808@vancouvering.com> Sensitivity: Normal Importance: Normal To: "Derby Discussion" Subject: Re: Nice article on building a user community From: "Michael Segel" Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:27:36 +0000 GMT Content-type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org I'll have to check it out. Derby, however has some additional parameters since it is also a commercial product where Sun and IBM are providing paid for support services. That's a dynamic that may impact the user community, along with licensing terms, and product niche. One may be more interested in contributing to Dovecot or PAM than to a more commercialized endeavor. I seriously doubt anyone has done research in to this ... It would definitely make for an interesting IEEE Computing article. (The psychology of Open Source) :-) Sent via BlackBerry. -Mike Segel Principal MSCC 312 952 8175 -----Original Message----- From: David Van Couvering Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:02:06 To:Derby Discussion Subject: Nice article on building a user community http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/12/how_to_build_a_.html