Podcasting the inside of Sun Microsystems, for those on the outside. I/O Podcast

e diel Qer 27, 2004

David Weinberger links to Scott Rosenberg's Salon blog about Corporate Blogs and the potential for a slower take up in other industries unlike tech. This makes Jonathan Schwartz's comment, pointed out by Jim Grisanzio, in The New York Times article by Markoff, Sun Moving to Underscore New Strategy, very interesting.

"Mr. Schwartz will also announce that he plans to begin writing his own Web log on a regular basis. Several Sun employees maintain online dairies, known as blogs, at both official and unofficial Web sites. Mr. Schwartz said he was interested in reaching a computer industry audience directly, unfiltered by reporters."

Perhaps when other executives realise that they can speak "unfiltered" they to will start blogging.
Jonathan Schwartz has responded to a Fortune article, and in it he explains his thoughts on Red Hat and open sourcing Solaris in a bit more detail than he has previously. David Kirkpatrick, in a follow up article, Why Open Source Doesn't Always Mean Free, explains his thoughts on the letter, and publishes it in full.