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Folks
While I agree that marketing products is not something we all like, we really need to consider the revenue generating impact of marketing. This can provide some added source of revenues to OpenStack. It will also help create more awareness of OpenStack and get a broader adoption.

While I sympathize with Gil, I do not necessarily think of a "Page of Shame" or "Wall of Shame". I would rather create an avenue where this marketing literature can me made visible and we charge money for it.


Thanks & Regards
Raja Srinivasan
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Raja Srinivasan
Director, Cloud Solutions
Riverbed Technology
Phone: 408-598-1175
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From: Gil Yehuda <gyehuda at yahoo-inc.com<mailto:gyehuda at yahoo-inc.com>>
Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:33 AM
To: "foundation at lists.openstack.org<mailto:foundation at lists.openstack.org>" <foundation at lists.openstack.org<mailto:foundation at lists.openstack.org>>
Subject: Re: [OpenStack Foundation] Brandable OpenStack Storage Clients

Dear OpenStack Foundation members.

Please consider the following proposal:
Please create a “wall of shame” page on the OpenStack web site where any member of the Open Stack community who fails to understand how to participate in a community can get some extra exposure.  After all, it seems that people like to market their wares.  And a Wall of Shame is sort of like free marketing.  Depending on the frequency and severity of the mistake they can get silver, gold, or platinum status.

First time gets a warning, of course.
Second offence: A logo, name, and a malformed link for a week.

Think about it. It could be both fun and effective.

gilyehuda
director of open source and standards, Yahoo! Inc.
gyehuda at yahoo-inc.com<mailto:gyehuda at yahoo-inc.com> | (408) 336-4857

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