On 7/14/15, 13:47, "Monty Taylor" <mord...@inaugust.com> wrote:
>Hi everybody! > >Ok. There is nothing more actually useful I can say that isn't in the >subject line. As I mentioned previously, the preliminary results from >our name election are here: > >http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_4983776e190c8dbc > >As you are all probably aware by now, as a follow on step, the OpenStack >Foundation staff assessed the names chosen for legal risk in the order >we ranked them. The first two had significant identified problems so we >skipped them. The third had no legal problems, but after announcing it >as the choice, it came to light that there were significant social >issues surrounding the name. > >The fourth on the list, Mitaka (三鷹) is clear. > >So please join me in welcoming the latest name to our family ... and if >you, like me, are not a native Japanese speaker, in learning two (more) >new characters. > >I'd also like to thank everyone in our community for understanding. As >we try our best to be an inclusive worldwide community, the >opportunities for unwitting missteps are vast and ultimately probably >unavoidable. Being able to recognize and deal with them and learn from >them as they occur makes me proud of who we are and what we've become. I agree. It's really encouraging to see a community as large as OpenStack embrace inclusivity and empathy around social issues. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack