OUTLINE OF PROPOSAL Re: [osol-mktg] Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Mascot

[Carl Trusiak]

Hey,

So, what is the next step that we'd like to take with this?  I guess 
it's establishing the Mascot Contest Committee members.

Who all will that be?

Carl

carl.trusiak at robustaos.com wrote:

>I like your ideas for this.  However, wouldn't it be better to have the
>committee establish the contest rules and dead lines, but, allow the final
>selection to be a Community vote rather than a Judged event.  I personnal
>feel this will aid in community acceptance.
>
>The voting rules could be as simple as Voting starts Nov 1st, and ends Nov
>15th.
>To cast your vote, you must have a valid OpenSolaris.org login.
>Each login can cast one vote.
>
>
>Carl
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>>On 7/15/05, Claire Giordano <claire.giordano at sun.com> wrote:
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>>>Hey everyone:
>>>
>>>Several of you have suggested that we put together an OpenSolaris mascot
>>>contest, which I think it is a great idea.
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>>Somehow a contest doesn't feel like a "discussion".  It feels like the
>>opinion of three people will determine something long long term.
>>Without discussion.  I think that the contest is a good way to get
>>started.  Perhaps the result would be two options at the end.
>>
>>Then these two are posted to the world and then the community can take
>>a democratic vote.
>>
>>That feels like a "choice" and a "discussion".
>>
>>One big problem with the democratic process is that a lot of time can
>>go by with lots of discussion but no real action taken.  If stagnation
>>like that takes place then perhaps the CAB can stand up and say
>>something decisive.  Democracy in the absence of real leadership often
>>fails horribly as people will not be motivated or attracted to a
>>particular decision.  This is why authority often stems from power and
>>control as opposed to free "choice" and long never ending discussions.
>> [ Often because of posts by guys like me with free form core dumps
>>from my brain. ]
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>>So someone had to stand up and do something.
>>
>>Thank you Claire.  This project needs a mascot.
>>
>>Now how to pick it is yet another battle.
>>
>>Because this is a community with a really big corporation bolted onto
>>the side of it there is a fine line to walk with that whole authority
>>via power or legal drama issue ( i.e: IP rights anyone?). Somehow it
>>feels "wrong" in a fuzzy way to have three strangers dictate what the
>>mascot will be for such a critical long term project.
>>
>>But something has to be done.  We need a mascot.  We have some options
>>but no process.
>>
>>And no clear leadership on the matter.
>>
>>So unless someone has a stroke of genius and lightning strikes then
>>you have hit a viable mechanism to achieve action.  Pick a mascot via
>>the ol' contest game.  Roll out that old chestnut.  With the option
>>for some revolt from people.
>>
>>So consider my name as a volunteer judge.  I promise not to simply go
>>with my friend Rich Teer and his dog named judge. :-)
>>
>>If anyone thinks I have no artistic merit then they can let me know.
>>
>>Sorry for the long winding posts but sometime I feel like a fuzzy
>>thing like this needs to have a brain dump with feelings in it.  This
>>is not a one plus one equals two kind of geek thing with obvious
>>answers or a deterministic process.  Its a "oh wow this is nice" and
>>"I like that" and no no no you can't hang that picture on my wall and
>>often times a "that's just wrong". :-)
>>
>>So I fully expect a real process when it comes to picking a mascot.
>>
>>Dennis
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