[website-discuss] VMware box on homepage

[Stephen Lau]

Simon Phipps wrote:
>> 2) The boxes aren't relevant to OpenSolaris, and are blatantly
>> advertising Sun products.  I thought we agreed to not let
>> opensolaris.org's homepage become an advertising medium for Sun 
>> products.
>
> Disagree partly.
> * The links for OpenStorage are wrong, they should be pointing at the 
> community properties on OpenSolaris. That community has news today and 
> it is appropriate to highlight them.
> * VirtualBox is a bona fides open source tool that OpenSolaris 
> community folks want to use.
> I think both are relevant topics. My concern is how they got there and 
> what the OpenStorage link says.
Okay - I'll amend my statement.  I retract that they aren't relevant 
(clearly they are).
>> I'd like to request that these be taken down ASAP.
>
> -1
>
> I'd like to request that the OpenStorage box link to the community not 
> the Sun product page. I'd also like to request a review of the process 
> that got them there.
Disagree.  I think they should be taken down first, and then the process 
to put them in should be initiated.

cheers,
steve

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