I'm in Dublin, Ireland, this week meeting the newest addition to my org: the Java Desktop Group. They're doing open source and since they are closely aligned with the X server group, it made sense to move them to the Open Source Software group as well. They are a great group of folks and very excited about being part of the open source team. In fact, Glynn Foster has already created the Desktop Discussion group on opensolaris.org.

This is my first time to Dublin and I have to say it's a pretty charming city. It reminds me a bit of Portland, Oregan. There really aren't any skyscrapers, lots of shopping, and lots of pubs. It's a very old city which means there's lots of really cool architecture about. It also means the streets are narrow, very twisty, and poorly labeled. Driving without someone to navigate is a challenge, to say the least. :-)

Next stop: Home for a couple of weeks and then off to Beijing to meet the rest of the JDS team.