[edu-discuss] Re: [osol-discuss] Project Proposal: OpenSolaris Programming Contest in China Academic Developers

[Jim Grisanzio]

Dale Ghent wrote:

> Just curious, since I work for a .edu in the USA....
> 
> Regarding OpenSolaris, I seem to have noticed that the bulk of  
> academic-related programs and contests have had a distinct geographic  
> bias towards Asia.  I hope I'm mistaken, but I can't help but to  think 
> Sun has forsaken (for lack of a better term) the US market for  
> cultivating academic interest in OpenSolaris/Solaris. If so, is it  
> perhaps due to the perception that Linux is already too entrenched in  
> the US edu realm?


The latest list I've found for OpenSolaris at school is this:
http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/opensolaris_at_school

Most of those are in Asia, but that's because some Asian markets are 
growing rapidly in this area, and the local teams are actively engaged 
in the OpenSolaris community to drive local OpenSolaris programs. The 
China team at Sun, for instance, clearly has the most comprehensive 
program in place, and you can see Joey Guo blog about those programs 
http://blogs.sun.com/joeyguo/  Sun has always had various edu programs, 
but since this project started more of the programs are becoming visible 
on OpenSolaris. Also, by opening up, we now have many more options as a 
community to engage universities around the world.

But Asia is not the only area where things are happening rapidly. The 
Starter Kit, for instance, is much more popular in Eastern Europe than 
in Asia (or even in the US). All these regions are different, and 
community development programs need to be decentralized so the people on 
the ground can lead them. They know best since they live there. Wherever 
"there" is, of course.

I know there are other edu programs as well:

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/edu/campus_evangelists/
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/os_user_groups_amb/
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/summerofcode/

Jim
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Jim Grisanzio, Sr. Program Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering
http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris