[osol-mktg] Anniversary Banner Ad--Let's Vote!

[Ben Rockwood]

There are a lot of good ideas here and frankly I'm split because of all 
the choice.  Perhaps we could have 3 ads that rotate?  That way things 
don't get dull.

My thoughts are that we need something gripping.  Many of the tags below 
pump OpenSolaris but don't speak to its evolution.  These are all great 
ideas, but I think that for the 1 year mark we need to push not what we 
are but what we have been and will continue to be.  Plus, we want 
something gripping and less marketeer sounding, so I like the "C-O-D-E" 
ideas since it'll appeal to the larger geek crowd.  But the '10 M lines, 
5 distros, 13,000+ members, XX projects, 1 year [So many ways to 
participate]' appeals most to me, namely because of the "So many ways to 
participate", but then backing that up with fact.  It helps show how 
established we are and that this isn't some fly-by-night operation 
that'll fizzle out.  If people aren't coming to OpenSolaris.org its easy 
for them to think "Ah, that thing'll die out, its probly idle."  Thats 
closed minded "in my little world" thinking... we want to break people 
free from that, so establishing our record is a good thing and whats 
needed more than any snazzy tagline.

BTW, I _really_ like "DTrace, Zones, SMF, ZFS, BrandZ ... [How many 
one-year-olds can do that?]" but i reject it because those are traits of 
Solaris 10, not just OpenSolaris, so it could be misleading for folks.  
As much as possible I try to keep Solaris and OpenSolaris separate so as 
not to confuse users/customers.

benr.


Sara Dornsife wrote:
> On these ideas from you and Bonnie, there is a nice simplicity to them.
>
> I like:
>
> OpenSolaris
> Code, Community, Conversation
> www.opensolaris.org
>
> Not sure I like it better than some of the others, but it definitely 
> gets to the point.
> Sara
>
>>
>> Here are some more (from me and bonnie)
>>
>> OpenSolaris: Code, Community, Collaboration
>> Discover /your/ opportunity
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> Code, Community, Collaboration
>>
>> OpenSolaris: Code, Community, Collaboration
>> It's /your/ choice
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> It's all about the code
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> It's all about the community
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> It's all about the code and the community
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> It's all about code and community
>>
>> OpenSolaris
>> Code. Community
>>
>> OpenSolaris: You decide.
>> Code, Community, Collaboration
>>
>> OpenSolaris: You decide.
>> Code, Community, Conversation
>>
>>
>> Ok, I'm out of ideas. :)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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