Russ Allbery wrote: > For some time there have been various requests from sites running AFS for > more information about where they can get commercial support or how they > can fund development of a specific project they would like to see > completed. We've been discussing off and on for some time adding pointers > to commercial support providers to www.openafs.org to help with that. I'd > like to reach a conclusion on that discussion and move forward with > putting up a page. > > I'm proposing that we adopt the following criteria for inclusion in this > page: > > * The organization (company, individual, non-profit, whatever) provides > either general OpenAFS support -- installation services, bug analysis > and fixes, administrative support, etc. -- or OpenAFS development for > hire, or both. In other words, at least for the first cut, this > wouldn't list software providers whose products support AFS, only > people directly supporting or offering to do development on OpenAFS > itself. > > * The organization has a past track record of releasing their work, where > applicable, as open source and contributing it back to the OpenAFS > community. If we need to put some sort of concrete measure on this, > I'd say something like "that organization has submitted at least five > patches and/or bug reports to the project in the past year." I don't > mean to set the bar particularly high. > > * The organization is open to new contracts and/or customers. > > Inclusion in this list would not be endorsement of any kind, and that > would also be made clear on the list. Anyone meeting that criteria would > be listed. > > First, is everyone comfortable with this criteria and with the general > idea? Do you have any additions or changes to suggest? > > Second, the organizations that I'm personally aware of that meet this > criteria as it stands are (in alphabetical order): > > The Linux Box Corporation > http://www.linuxbox.com/ > > Secure Endpoints Inc. > http://www.secure-endpoints.com/ > > Sine Nomine Associates > http://www.sinenomine.net/ > > Does everyone agree that those organizations meet this criteria? And who > else am I missing? > > When we've finalized the criteria and the page, I'll announce it on > openafs-announce. > > +1
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