https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/ Dave Johnson on open web technologies, social software and software development en-us Copyright 2026 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:02:22 +0000 Apache Roller 6.1.5 https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/despotism_at_jboss_org Dave Johnson https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/despotism_at_jboss_org Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:51:33 +0000 Open Source jboss opensource redhat <p>And I mean that in the nicest way possible, i.e. the <a href="http://codehaus.org/Manifesto">Codehaus way</a>.</p><blockquote><a href="http://www.fnokd.com/2007/02/07/the-metamorphosis/">Bob McWhirter</a>: Ultimately all open-source survives and grows based upon goodwill. Tending to the community is required, else you risk alienating your own users. I aim to use my experiences from a variety of open-source projects and communities to make sure the JBoss community is one of which I’m proud to be a member.</blockquote><p>Congrats Bob. Sounds like a great new job. This mean you&#39;ll be coming to Raleigh more often?</p>