Darren.Reed at sun.com wrote: > In addition to coming up with a catch phrase or a very short > definition about what OpenSolaris is about, we also need a > mascot/logo - the current splattering of source code with the > "open(2)" is cute from a geek perspective but it is hardly the > kind of thing you could expect people to carry on boxes or cds > as a way of saying "we're OpenSolaris". > > It looks like this has been discussed in the past but nothing > has gone anywhere. > > What I'd like to see the OGB consider doing is: > - decide if we'll have a mascot or logo (or both) > - come up with a prize (monetary or otherwise) > - decide on some dates for when to run the competition > - announce opening of a competition > - collect submissions and have a vote to decide the best > - require winner to hand over copyright to OpenSolaris > - undertake the above with a clear understanding that > it is possible that no entries may "win" > > Lastly, I don't think that this course of action should be > in any way dependent on any other activity.
I don't really see that this is related to governance, so I don't believe the OGB should be involved. This discussion should probably happen in the advocacy community group. I'm moving the discussion there. cheers, steve -- stephen lau // stevel at sun.com | 650.786.0845 | http://whacked.net opensolaris // solaris kernel development
