[osol-mktg] <Open>Solaris evangelist seeking ideas for number plate

[Jonathan Wheeler]

Hi Folks,

As an avid Solaris fan, I've decided to purchase a personalised plate
for my car to show off to all motorists just which OS is the best in the 
world...

Over here, we have a 6 digit limit, and I couldn't come up with any
meaningful abbreviations for Solaris, so I settled for SunOS.

To be a bit clearer on this, I can add some text, and I'm after some 
suggestions for the best text to use around the plate. Attached is what 
I've ordered, but I still can change it within 30 days, and I've started 
to think that I can improve upon my original design.


*Solaris 10*
I've started off with "Solaris 10, The world's most advanced OS", but 
lets face it, Solaris >10 _will_ come out, making it the 2nd best OS! 
:p,  (and I'll look a bit silly in a few years)

Also, looking at my /etc/motd (suggesting a October 2007 release) I'm 
somewhat nervous that this will happen sooner, rather then later.

It would be great if someone could comment on this, but I'm guessing 
there are legal ramifications on speculating on release dates for me - 
even for something as innocent as this.

*Sun Solaris*
With all this in mind, I could go for a heading something like "Sun
Solaris", to keep it version agnostic (and timeless), but I don't quite 
feel right in suggesting that Solaris is only Sun's - after all 
OpenSolaris exists to celebrate this new age of openness and 
collaboration that we in the OpenSolaris community all love so much!!

*Solaris 11*
I could use "Solaris 11", and wait a few months before putting the plate 
on the car (though there is some clear relevance even now), but there 
are no guarantees that this is the name that will be eventually used by 
Nevada, and I'm guessing that there are the same legal ramifications in 
asking that question too... Though please, if you can comment, please do so!

*Solaris*
Merely Solaris in the text seems insufficient, so I'm open to some ideas 
by you wonderful marketing folks. Any ideas that you'd like to share?
I really feel this will be a great way of spreading the word around the 
streets of Auckland - but I want to make sure I do it right.

Jonathan
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