[osol-mktg] Community Consolidation -- Marketing & UGs

[Ben Rockwood]

Stephen Lau wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 01:27:17PM +0900, Jim Grisanzio wrote:
>   
>>>> I say we do it. Other comments?
>>>>         
>>> I'm actually in favour of the merger, as long as the name changes to one
>>> of those 3.  I like Advocates, but fear it overlaps with the terminology
>>> of CRT Advocates and RTI Advocates, etc. 
>>>       
>> And the notion of making user groups projects?
>>     
>
> I'm in favour of that too.
>   

I'm in favor of a merger, although it seems more appropriate that UG be 
folded into Marketing and then perhaps Marketing takes up a kinder 
gentler name, but "merger" fits the bill.

I'd personally oppose "Advocates".  Partly because we're describing an 
act, thus the plural noun "Advocates" seems inappropriate...  instead, I 
_greatly_ prefer Evangelism.  To my mind it better fits the marketing 
community and UG goals and actions more clearly.  For instance, I'm a 
Core Contrib of the "Marketing Community"... but I've never "Marketed" 
OpenSolaris nor have I advocated it (meaning; to represent, support or 
promote on behalf of another), I've evangelized it. 

benr.