[advocacy-discuss] Re: [ogb-discuss] Re: [osol-discuss] Logo/Mascot for OpenSolaris

[Jim Grisanzio]

Darren.Reed at Sun.COM wrote:
> Keith M Wesolowski wrote:
> 
>> ...
> 
> 
>> So I'd like to understand why you
>> feel that such a step should be our highest priority.
>>  
>>
> 
> Because until it does, my take on it is that OpenSolaris
> is a project at Sun and not an open source community
> or entity in its own right.
> 
> It's that simple.


It's not that simple. It's actually far more complex. OpenSolaris is a 
project at Sun that is /emerging/ into the open. Code went first. Then 
some governance. Then some projects. Engineers. Then a gate or two. More 
code. Distros formed. Etc. The main ON gate is next. Etc. Just how would 
a foundation make any of that go any faster or be any less genuine? I 
don't know all the details of putting together a multi-million dollar 
foundation operation to support the global development and marketing of 
a system the size of OpenSolaris, but I bet it would add some complexity 
to our current situation.

Jim
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