* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-21 16:14]: > And when we get to OpenSolaris: > "The OpenSolaris project is an open source community and a place > for collaboration and conversation around OpenSolaris technology." > > The problem here is that the first two sentences on www.opensolaris.org > do not tell me why I would want to either use or be a part of the > opensolaris community. > > If the goal of OpenSolaris is just to be, well, open, isn't > that a bit boring? > > While it might be exciting for lots of executive types at Sun, > for those who are in the open source community, > it's incredibly "ho hum". > > What OpenSolaris needs is something like this: > > OpenSolaris: the premier open source server platform > > or... > > "The OpenSolaris project is the only SVR4 based open source > platform that scales evenly from 1 CPU to 128 CPUs." > > OpenSolaris: the open source platform that scales with your hardware > > ... > > That www.opensolaris.org hosts a number of things besides the > nevada source code, I'm well aware of, *but* if we just refer > to a large glob of things, then, well, it is hard to be as > exciting as through dedicated focus on a particular aspect > and attract attention. > > Afterall, we are all a part of many different communities, > the question is why and how do we attract someone *to* opensolaris. > Just saying we're "open" (and a community) does not cut it. > We need a differentiator. > > Thoughts?
I think these are all good points, and think your proposed slogans are pretty good candidates, too. I believe I've seen similar ideas in both the Advocacy group and the Indiana project, too--I also remember that Dennis has pushed out some possibilities in the past as well. Probably worth a thread on "need new slogan" or somesuch in one of those two places. - Stephen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blogs.sun.com/sch/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
