Hi Dean, I think the short answer to your question is yes. A more complete version of that answer is available at: https://communities.cisco.com/message/175254#175254 I have verified that you do not need to register with Cisco DevNet to view the content within the community setup for the Hackathon: https://communities.cisco.com/community/developer/ietf-hackathon You do need to login to post to it. This requirement could be relaxed, thus allowing anonymous posts, but I don¹t view that as a particularly good solution. Cheers, Charles On 2/25/15, 3:15 PM, "Dean Bogdanovic" <deanb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >My biggest issue with this hackathon is requirement to register with >Cisco DevNet. This tells me it is a corporate event, not an IETF event >and am asking if Cisco DevNet org is trying to increase its membership. > >And +1 to Melinda's email > >On Feb 25, 2015, at 4:54 PM, Thomas D. Nadeau <tnadeau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >wrote: > >> +1 >> >>> On Feb 25, 2015:4:03 PM, at 4:03 PM, Melinda Shore >>><melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> On 2/25/15 11:57 AM, James Gannon wrote: >>>> Am I the only one who think that a rebranding on this might be the >>>>easiest solution for everyone? >>> >>> I think it's by far the best solution. The expectation that you'd >>> need a Cisco login and visit a Cisco web page to see responses to >>> questions raised on the IETF mailing list seems unreasonable to me. >>> >>> If it's an IETF event, move the "community" page to an IETF resource. >>> We've got multiple wikis, and I really can't imagine who thought it >>> was a better idea to use an access-controlled Cisco one. >>> >>> In the meantime, thanks to Charles for posting a little more >>> information to the mailing list. >>> >>> Melinda >>> >>> >> >