On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:20:22PM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 06/27/2011 09:48 PM, Tom Callaway wrote: > > Red Hat really likes that splash. I would prefer it remain. > > Ironically, when opensource.com was about to be launched, I was > suggesting that splash in the first place but I am not sure putting up > that splash on fedoraproject.org gives the right impression. > Would someone explain what that really means in this context? Tom, when you say "Red Hat really likes that splash", do you specifically mean that Red Hat likes the phrase "A Red Hat Community Project" (which I see only one other non-Fedora usage of throughout the universe of public-facing Red Hat-associated open source-related activities, probably a case of Fedora website emulation), or is it more the general idea of a prominent non-footer display of the Shadowman logo? I suppose we should perhaps separate those two issues, though they are related. I am now going to put on my Legal hat and say that it bothers me as a Red Hat lawyer that you have something on the top with Red Hat's corporate logo saying "A Red Hat Community Project", and then at the bottom you have a disclaimer stating quite specifically that The Fedora Project is maintained and driven by the community. This is a community maintained site. Red Hat is not responsible for content. The two things seem potentially to be in conflict. I very much think the latter disclaimer is correct and must remain, but then the former (the top-right splash) seems to misleadingly diminish its force. Actually, it's not even just the disclaimer. The preceding part of that, "The Fedora Project is maintained and driven by the community" contradicts "<SHADOWMAN> A Red Hat Community Project". Why not replace <SHADOWMAN> A Red Hat Community Project with something prominent at the top saying "Sponsored by <SHADOWMAN redhat logo>, if you must have anything? In effect, move up the sponsorship acknowledgement at the bottom to the top? Otherwise, can the Fedora Project please explain to the public what "A Red Hat Community Project" means, so that everyone's clear? I did some research and determined that "A <FOR-PROFIT CORPORATE NAME> Community Project" is not a standard phrase used in open source or even the technology industry generally. I can honestly tell you that I have no idea what "A Red Hat Community Project" is. - Richard _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
