Simon Phipps wrote: > On Jul 10, 2008, at 22:42, Stephen Lau wrote: > > >> Hi, >> I'd like to add a VMware callout box on the homepage. I'd also >> like >> to add callout boxes advertising Red Hat Linux, and Microsoft Office >> too. They seem about as relevant and community-oriented as the >> OpenStorage and VirtualBox boxes on the current homepage. >> > > Funny. > > >> 1) As far as I can tell, there was no discussion on website-content or >> website-discuss about either of these boxes. (I'm happy to be >> corrected >> if I'm wrong) >> > > +1 > > >> 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. > > >> 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. > > Right, Derek and me made a mistake here and didn't communicate, so this got posted without being reviewed first. We'll work through the link changes for the callouts to everyone's satisfaction, be assured of that. This was just an oversight and not driven by any need to keep secret the changes.
Regards, Michelle >> cheers, >> steve >> >> -- >> stephen lau | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.whacked.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> website-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> > > _____ > Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer, Sun Microsystems > Tel: +1 650 352 6327/USx69758 Web: www.webmink.net, AIM: webmink > Current timezone: UTC+10 (Australia) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > website-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
