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

[Brandorr]

P.S. - +1 if we get Sun's approval to make Trademark decisions.

On 10/19/07, Brandorr <brandorr at opensolaris.org> wrote:
> One question. Has Sun delegated authority to the community for
> Trademark policy decisions? If not can we have a "Sun rep" we get
> that?
>
> John P. have you cleared this project with the powers that be? (I
> don't exactly know, who can sign off on these things.)
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
> On 10/19/07, Jim Grisanzio <Jim.Grisanzio at sun.com> wrote:
> >
> >  John Plocher wrote:
> >  Jim Grisanzio wrote:
> >
> >
> >  Is this the actual proposal or a proposal for a proposal?
> >
> >  Given that I am the new guy on the block in the Advocacy Community, I'll
> > defer to your guidance here. It seems to have support (several +1's,
> > no -1 - yet), and I am serious about wanting to get this topic nailed
> > down, but I don't want to ram anything (more) down your throats :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >  You proposed it on advocacy-discuss and you got a bunch of +1s from
> > Advocacy people so you are good to go in that respect.
> >
> >
> >  For this to be an effective project, it needs to be endorsed by a bunch
> > of Communities, and populated by a representative set of contributers
> > from them. I'd consider this proposal to be incomplete until that aspect
> > has been addressed.
> >
> >
> >  Ok, well, do you want to wait to get those endorsements before you open or
> > open now and get them over time? As Advocacy Facilitator I can move now
> > based on the support you have and the updated proposal below. Your call.
> >
> >
> >  -John
> >
> > Here is my updated draft proposal:
> >
> > Short Name
> >  Trademark and Branding
> >
> >
> >
> >  Do you want a list? If so, what name?
> >
> >
> >  Sponsoring Communities
> >  Advocacy ?
> >
> >
> >
> >  Advocacy is sponsoring.
> >
> >
> >  OGB ?
> >  ON/Nevada ?
> >  Desktop ?
> >  Appliances ?
> >  ... ?
> >
> > Initial participants
> >  John Plocher
> >  Sara Dornsife
> >  Teri Molini
> >  Ian Murdock
> >  Eric Boutiller
> >  Al Hopper
> >  Shawn Walker
> >  Simon Phipps
> >
> >
> >
> >  Regarding leaders: please give me their site user names as well. It makes
> > it much, much easier to open projects and insert a user name rather than
> > having go to into each person's profile on the site and insert it that way.
> > As a short cut, I add myself as lead and then just add the other user names
> > via the hidden project and then delete myself.
> >
> >
> >  Any OGB members interested?
> >  Any Indiana participants interested?
> >  Anyone else interested?
> >
> > Description:
> >
> >  This project is chartered to develop a Trademark usage and Branding
> >  guideline policy that covers the use of the OpenSolaris Trademark.
> >
> >  Once developed and approved by the project members, the proposed
> >  policy will be submitted to the OpenSolaris Community Membership
> >  for a formal vote.
> >
> >  If the policy is approved, it will apply to all use of the
> >  OpenSolaris trademark, both within and outside of the OpenSolaris
> >  Community, specifically including Sun Microsystems.
> >
> >  If it is not approved, this project will, at the sole discretion of
> >  Sun's delegated trademark and branding owners (Sara, Ian and Teri?),
> >  either attempt to create a new policy for adoption, or disolve this
> >  project and leave the OpenSolaris Trademark usage policy definition
> >  to Sun.
> >
> >  Once and if an initial policy is adopted, this project will continue
> >  as the policy-maintainer of record, with the expectation that minor
> >  changes to the policy will be dealt with without requiring Community
> >  re-ratification, but that major changes (especially ones that take
> >  away usage rights or grant exclusive rights) will be brought to the
> >  entire OpenSolaris Community for re-ratification.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> - Brian Gupta
>
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/
>


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- Brian Gupta

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