On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:59:10 AM Jeff Darcy wrote: > (7) The nature of the relationship between BTH and Compuverde needs to > be more explicit. Did it include configuration/tuning help? Bug fixes? > Equipment loans or other material support? If not, then it's just a > matter of applying usual disclosure standards. If so, then perhaps > representatives from other projects (OpenStack as well) should have the > same opportunity to make sure the results are representative of current > best practices. This might be partially addressed in: <http://compuverde.com/about/history/> There may be a conflict of interest that was not disclosed in the paper. --- Harry Mangalam - Research Computing, OIT, Rm 225 MSTB, UC Irvine [m/c 2225] / 92697 Google Voice Multiplexer: (949) 478-4487 415 South Circle View Dr, Irvine, CA, 92697 [shipping] MSTB Lat/Long: (33.642025,-117.844414) (paste into Google Maps) --- "Something must be done. [X] is something. Therefore, we must do it." Bruce Schneier, on American response to just about anything.