Las Vegas JUG Summary

[Tim McConnell <ti...@gmail.com>]

Hi, Last night I was fortunate to be able to present Geronimo to the Las Vegas 
Java Users Group (JUG). It was held not in a casino but in the Gordon Biersch 
Brewery. There were about 30 people in attendance and I understand that 
accounted for fully 25-33% of the development community in Las Vegas, so the 
turnout was very good and I was elated. But to summarize:

-- The agenda I chose:
	
	-- Geronimo Overview
	-- Geronimo Architecture
	-- Apache Overview
	-- Geronimo attributes (various assemblies, prerequisites, footprint, etc....)
	-- How to install, configure, and use Geronimo
	-- How to use Admin console
	-- Futures
	-- Reference resources
	-- Deploying a sample application (I chose roller)
	-- Q & A

-- There was some familiarity with JBoss, Tomcat, and WebSphere but very little 
Geronimo knowledge or experience
-- There was little knowledge (my impression ) of how open-source software is 
developed
-- There seem to be a lot of interest in Geronimo. For example, these salient 
points were very well received:

	-- Geronimo's small footprint and memory requirements
	-- Geronimo plugin(s) capabilities
	-- The fact that Geronimo can literally be downloaded, installed, and up and 
running in a matter of just a few minutes
	-- Capability to configure Geronimo as desired
	-- Ease of use of the console

-- The questions were tamer than I had anticipated (translation: I knew all the 
answers). The questions focused on these areas:
	
	-- Why is IBM involved in Geronimo ??
	-- What's the difference between WAS CE and Geronimo ??
	-- Licensing differences between Geronimo and JBoss ??
	-- Why Geronimo if we already use Tomcat ??

Even though there was initially little knowledge about Geronimo I left with the 
impression that Geronimo was favorably received and would be downloaded by many 
in attendance. Also, there were multiple requests for a copy of the 
presentation. I had a wonderful time.

Thanks much. Tim

Re: Las Vegas JUG Summary

[Matt Hogstrom <ma...@hogstrom.org>]

Nice summary Tim, thanks...remember, what happens in Vegas stays in  
Vegas :)

On Dec 1, 2006, at 5:50 AM, Tim McConnell wrote:

> Hi, Last night I was fortunate to be able to present Geronimo to  
> the Las Vegas Java Users Group (JUG). It was held not in a casino  
> but in the Gordon Biersch Brewery. There were about 30 people in  
> attendance and I understand that accounted for fully 25-33% of the  
> development community in Las Vegas, so the turnout was very good  
> and I was elated. But to summarize:
>
> -- The agenda I chose:
> 	
> 	-- Geronimo Overview
> 	-- Geronimo Architecture
> 	-- Apache Overview
> 	-- Geronimo attributes (various assemblies, prerequisites,  
> footprint, etc....)
> 	-- How to install, configure, and use Geronimo
> 	-- How to use Admin console
> 	-- Futures
> 	-- Reference resources
> 	-- Deploying a sample application (I chose roller)
> 	-- Q & A
>
> -- There was some familiarity with JBoss, Tomcat, and WebSphere but  
> very little Geronimo knowledge or experience
> -- There was little knowledge (my impression ) of how open-source  
> software is developed
> -- There seem to be a lot of interest in Geronimo. For example,  
> these salient points were very well received:
>
> 	-- Geronimo's small footprint and memory requirements
> 	-- Geronimo plugin(s) capabilities
> 	-- The fact that Geronimo can literally be downloaded, installed,  
> and up and running in a matter of just a few minutes
> 	-- Capability to configure Geronimo as desired
> 	-- Ease of use of the console
>
> -- The questions were tamer than I had anticipated (translation: I  
> knew all the answers). The questions focused on these areas:
> 	
> 	-- Why is IBM involved in Geronimo ??
> 	-- What's the difference between WAS CE and Geronimo ??
> 	-- Licensing differences between Geronimo and JBoss ??
> 	-- Why Geronimo if we already use Tomcat ??
>
> Even though there was initially little knowledge about Geronimo I  
> left with the impression that Geronimo was favorably received and  
> would be downloaded by many in attendance. Also, there were  
> multiple requests for a copy of the presentation. I had a wonderful  
> time.
>
> Thanks much. Tim
>
>
>

Matt Hogstrom
matt@hogstrom.org