[ogb-discuss] [advocacy-discuss] Indiana as the OpenSolaris xxxx distro (was Re: [smf-discuss] Review for 6608098)

[Sara Dornsife]

+1 to John's proposal. :)
Sara



John Plocher wrote:
> Sara Dornsife wrote:
>> I will write up the proposal and post it to these lists. 
>
>
> Not lists, list. As in the Advocacy group's yet to be proposed
> "OpenSolaris Branding Project".  Oops, I guess I just proposed
> it :-)
>
> We really need to focus this discussion and nail down specifics.
> And that can't effectively be done by crossposting to 3 large
> email aliases where, by definition, there is no way to reach
> closure on proposals.
>
> My suggestion:
>
>   1) Create a new Advocacy CG Project called "OpenSolaris Branding".
>   2) Charter it to develop an OpenSolaris Branding proposal that
>      can be submitted to the OpenSolaris Community Membership in a
>      formal vote.
>   3) Have the discussion, with all the bickering / editing give &
>      take taking place in public, with everyone who wishes to
>      contribute able to do so.
>   4) When there is a proposal that is acceptable to the project
>      leaders (including Sun's Marketing and Branding decision makers),
>      pass it back to the Advocacy CG.
>   5) Make a motion that the Advocacy Community have a formal vote to:
>
>     "Have the Advocacy CG submit the OpenSolaris Branding
>     proposal to the OpenSolaris Membership at large in a
>     Community-wide formal vote, asking that these OpenSolaris
>     Branding guidelines be adopted across the entire
>     OpenSolaris Community".
>
>       Note that this is not the same as asking the AdvCG to make
>       the "applies to everyone" assertion itself.
>   6) Get on with coding and deploying and using and having fun.
>
>   -John