From a Citrix perspective, I have two personalities for this. Apache CloudStack = the cool, open-source cloud solution Citrix CloudPlatform = the corporate friendly cloud product (monochrome logo with no monkey)
I love the Monkey, BTW, and am now proudly sporting a Monkey sticker on my MacBook! On 11/27/13 7:01 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >I think there needs to be some leeway between the product and the >community. > >I understand the boardroom concerns, but a lot of cloudstacks charm is >it's people. The special, diverse, and creative people that chose to make >it their project. > >I think making fun themes and so on, goes great with our hackathon and >other informal dev events. And I lean towards the more professional side >when it comes to our user/public focused events/media. > >-Kelcey > >Sent from my HTC > >----- Reply message ----- >From: "sebgoa" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Pirate Monkey? >Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 6:39 AM > >On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Arjan Eriks <[email protected]> wrote: > >Guys, > >I just joined the marketing list as co-organizer of the CCCEU13. And i >was involved in the logo design for the event as well (hence i recognize >the monkey on the pirate shirt). > >I like the pirate design very much. It gives some feeling about >rebellion, being brave, different, funny, adventurous and such. A lot of >values you would like to have as an open source community. We are not >like the rest, we are making our own choices. > >But for positioning CLoudStack as a top of the bill cloud product, that >plays a role next to OpenStack, AWS, Azure, IBM etc. etc.. I do not like >the monkey logo that much. It just feels too much like a comic book. A >lot of open source products are not chosen on a C level, but CloudStack >is. Imho it should look robust, mature, proven, open, global... and maybe >even 'enterprise' sometimes. > >Really would like to hear your ideas on this. Thanks, Arjan > > >I am with you Arjan. I said it before, the monkey is cool but can be >associated (in the western world) with fun/joker and unreliable (totally >biased prejudice of course). > >The background of the monkey logo comes from "Journey to the West" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West > >Where you can read: >"...It deals entirely with the earlier exploits of Sun Wukong, a monkey >born from a stone nourished by the Five Elements, who learns the art of >the Tao, 72 polymorphic transformations, combat, and secrets of >immortality, and through guile and force makes a name for himself" > >Regarding the pirate, I think it's cool but I do share Harm's concern, >and as with Gamma rays…we have to be careful: >http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Single_event-upset > > >-Sebastien > > >[email protected] 27 Nov 2013 14:36 >Hahaha, > >I'm in! All in the name of good clean fun ;). > >Sent from my HTC > >----- Reply message ----- >From: "Mathias Mullins" <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: Pirate Monkey? >Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 6:03 PM > >Definite +1 if we get the shirt, hats, and songs!! Now all we need is the >Rum (of course to be had in other areas of the conference) :-) > >+1000 with Chip and Joe on Kelcey manning the Booth in full Johnny Depp >style Capt¹n Monk Gear!!! :-D > >Matt
