This blog has been deprecated ...
As some of you may already know, I am no longer employed as an independent consultant. The work was great, the pay even better, but I quickly got "burnt out" working long hours with virtually no breaks between clients over the last few years, especially through the weekends (and not getting to fly home to my wife). Long story short, I've been working for major Linux vendors the last 6+ months, and this is unlikely to change anytime soon.
In a nutshell, since this move now seems to be permanent, I really don't have to hunt for my own dinner anymore. As such, I really don't bother to show myself publicly except when sanctioned or I otherwise find it beneficial for my employer or the Linux community in general. Yes, there is no more benefit from arguing with retirees and other, "less busy" consultants that have too much time on their hands. No need to show I'm making points based on experience, and not what Google turns up -- which is what used to get me work, because those peers who hired me knew what I was saying was coming from experience. And, frankly, I just liked to help people, but I purposely limited my help to areas where I had corporate experience (and not "I think").
Some of you already noted this, especially since I've pulled back even more in 2007 from the public scene than even 2005-2006 prior. Less help, less personality, less presence, period. My apologies to those who miss my assistance and the real answers that work in enterprises. My apologies to those where I used to directly help on-site when someone else's suggestions (typically not from experience or experience in your field) used to get you in hot water -- even if it was on my own time and expense (and the reason why those people were my biggest advocates). Again, I used to make my points because, even though I was in the minority on things, it got me work, good work (with other peers who had similar experiences to mine), and frankly it's the type of judgment I believe a sound consultant must show (either know it, or don't, and never say, "I think").
Again, I haven't had to do that for some time now, so I haven't shared myself nearly on-line as much, at least not outside of my formal role(s). These facts, combined with Google's "interesting" copyright policies on the Blogger/Blogspot site, is why I'm deprecating this blog, and moving over to my new profile/blog on Yahoo 360. My posts will be less personal, largely technical and all professional. I don't know if I'm going to stay with Yahoo 360 as it moves out of Beta or not, but it will be a RSS 2.0 feed for whenever I get the time to get my Fedora Blog going (just way too busy, but that's a good thing, more time with wife and my life). So until then, please check for updates on my Yahoo 360 page, and not here. I will also keep a link active to my latest professional blog/profile from my LinkedIn profile as well, so you can always check there.
Thank you again for so many of you caring and "keeping in touch" over the last few years. I've kept more of my personal life closed over the last few years, and kept my focus on helping paying customers. Some of you have been extremely thoughtful and professional, and I'll never forget you. Now, hopefully, I'll have more time to add back to the community with real code and other endeavors, with a good support avenue to boot, even if still not direct at the user group or support list level as I did in 2003 and prior. As I've always said, credentials and claims of experience mean nothing, only repeat, sound technical information presented and dissected over years are the only way to show experience others will trust.
Technical verbosity has always been an asset in my experience, and I'm glad most everyone I've worked with has appreciated that, even if retirees and select, other consultants didn't want to respond with the same. Especially when I explained this when people's jobs were on-the-line, like I assumed those same retirees and consultants would want others to consider if their own jobs were on-the-line (especially when they were spreading baseless FUD and pure gossip). It's never been about me "being right," it's only been about experience, applicable experience, combined with focusing on technologies and opportunities, not blind (and often misguided) vendor alignments and marketing.
As I've stated over and over, if I wanted blind vendor alignment and marketing, I would be advocating commercial products. And it explains why I work for my current employer as well, because I believe in the effort, not any marketing (which is often seeing elsewhere). I'm sure some of these people still scratch their head why I explain (defend?) my own competitors, not realizing it's about the collaborative effort, and not some vendor/marketing non-sense. I wish they would see the error of their ways, and the collective community that is built on our commonality, not differences.
I will always and gladly stand with any minority that does. And I guess that has always summed up my professional attitude, which my wife regularly tells me is why she loves me.
In a nutshell, since this move now seems to be permanent, I really don't have to hunt for my own dinner anymore. As such, I really don't bother to show myself publicly except when sanctioned or I otherwise find it beneficial for my employer or the Linux community in general. Yes, there is no more benefit from arguing with retirees and other, "less busy" consultants that have too much time on their hands. No need to show I'm making points based on experience, and not what Google turns up -- which is what used to get me work, because those peers who hired me knew what I was saying was coming from experience. And, frankly, I just liked to help people, but I purposely limited my help to areas where I had corporate experience (and not "I think").
Some of you already noted this, especially since I've pulled back even more in 2007 from the public scene than even 2005-2006 prior. Less help, less personality, less presence, period. My apologies to those who miss my assistance and the real answers that work in enterprises. My apologies to those where I used to directly help on-site when someone else's suggestions (typically not from experience or experience in your field) used to get you in hot water -- even if it was on my own time and expense (and the reason why those people were my biggest advocates). Again, I used to make my points because, even though I was in the minority on things, it got me work, good work (with other peers who had similar experiences to mine), and frankly it's the type of judgment I believe a sound consultant must show (either know it, or don't, and never say, "I think").
Again, I haven't had to do that for some time now, so I haven't shared myself nearly on-line as much, at least not outside of my formal role(s). These facts, combined with Google's "interesting" copyright policies on the Blogger/Blogspot site, is why I'm deprecating this blog, and moving over to my new profile/blog on Yahoo 360. My posts will be less personal, largely technical and all professional. I don't know if I'm going to stay with Yahoo 360 as it moves out of Beta or not, but it will be a RSS 2.0 feed for whenever I get the time to get my Fedora Blog going (just way too busy, but that's a good thing, more time with wife and my life). So until then, please check for updates on my Yahoo 360 page, and not here. I will also keep a link active to my latest professional blog/profile from my LinkedIn profile as well, so you can always check there.
Thank you again for so many of you caring and "keeping in touch" over the last few years. I've kept more of my personal life closed over the last few years, and kept my focus on helping paying customers. Some of you have been extremely thoughtful and professional, and I'll never forget you. Now, hopefully, I'll have more time to add back to the community with real code and other endeavors, with a good support avenue to boot, even if still not direct at the user group or support list level as I did in 2003 and prior. As I've always said, credentials and claims of experience mean nothing, only repeat, sound technical information presented and dissected over years are the only way to show experience others will trust.
Technical verbosity has always been an asset in my experience, and I'm glad most everyone I've worked with has appreciated that, even if retirees and select, other consultants didn't want to respond with the same. Especially when I explained this when people's jobs were on-the-line, like I assumed those same retirees and consultants would want others to consider if their own jobs were on-the-line (especially when they were spreading baseless FUD and pure gossip). It's never been about me "being right," it's only been about experience, applicable experience, combined with focusing on technologies and opportunities, not blind (and often misguided) vendor alignments and marketing.
As I've stated over and over, if I wanted blind vendor alignment and marketing, I would be advocating commercial products. And it explains why I work for my current employer as well, because I believe in the effort, not any marketing (which is often seeing elsewhere). I'm sure some of these people still scratch their head why I explain (defend?) my own competitors, not realizing it's about the collaborative effort, and not some vendor/marketing non-sense. I wish they would see the error of their ways, and the collective community that is built on our commonality, not differences.
I will always and gladly stand with any minority that does. And I guess that has always summed up my professional attitude, which my wife regularly tells me is why she loves me.
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