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So does Sun *really* support Java Users Groups

Written by: Dan HinojosaWed, 31 Aug 2005 07:32 PM PDT .
Filed Under: JUGUsersGroupJavaSun

I still see a few things here and there about Sun supporting Users Groups. I haven't seen it. I wanted to sign our user's group (Albuquerque Java Users Group), a long time ago, for some program at the time called the "admiral" program or something like that (someone correct me). So I added our name to the lot, and I got a message a month later saying "Oh, Hello!, Welcome!" and that they are going to send me a package. Awesome I thought.

Now this program's intent was that the jugs would never have to worry about a presentation ever again. They would send software, premade presentations, and even send speakers. A few months later, come nothing. I sent a few emails, nothing. Called them up, nothing. Camped out in front of Sun with those sound radars and a headset, nothing. Does the program even exist? I don't care if Sun could give a flying rip about the java user's group around the world, they just need to say so.

I need one of those stupid ribbons people put on cars except have it say "support our JUGS". Haha, yeah, that'll go over well.

1 comment for So does Sun *really* support Java Users Groups
Aaron Houston Sun's JUG Program Coordinator
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:02 PM PDT

Hi... I am the JUG Program Coordinator for Sun... I ran across your blog entry by accident...BUT  I was wondering if there's anything we could do to change your opinion of us?

We really do care about the Java User Groups and we have lots of success stories..unfortunately we may not have done very well with the New Mexico JUGs... but we'd like to try to do better... I have been the coordinator for the last 2 years...We made the transition from developer.sun.com to the java.net JUG community to allow for greater interactivity.  Come join the JUG leaders mailing list and perhaps you'll see how things have changed?

https://jugs.dev.java.net/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=jug-leaders

Meanwhile... a couple of websites that show our involvement in the JUG community:

https://jugs.dev.java.net/sunjugprogram/events-visits.html
https://java-champions.dev.java.net/

Wish your JUG the best...

Aaron