Will Hurley, formerly at Qlusters, has just joined BMC to head up its open source group. From the press release:Hurley is responsible for creating BMC’s open source agenda and overseeing the company’s participation in various free and open source software communities to advance the adoption and integration of BSM solutions. “BMC really understands the value and benefits of open source,” said Hurley. “The compan Will Hurley, formerly at Qlusters, has just joined BMC to head up its open source group. From the press release:Hurley is responsible for creating BMC’s open source agenda and overseeing the company’s participation in various free and open source software communities to advance the adoption and integration of BSM solutions. “BMC really understands the value and benefits of open source,” said Hurley. “The company is defining the future of systems management with BSM, eliminating complexity in the IT infrastructure, and aligning IT with business. BMC’s leadership and clear BSM vision, combined with the company’s interest in doing open source correctly, is absolutely something I wanted to be a part of.”Well, no, Will, BMC does not (yet) “understand the value and benefits of open source.” It’s your job to help them do so. If BMC understood open source, it would be actively engaged in open source, and it’s not. Still, hiring Will is a good move in the right direction. Fred Johannessen and Dave Hilbe, among others, had been working on open source affairs at BMC, and may continue to do so. (I don’t know.) But when you’re trying to steer a massive ship, it’s good to have as many people as possible. Good luck, Will! Open Source