[Gluster-devel] [Gluster-users] Gluster Slogans Revisited

[Joe Julian]

I agree completely. This is the one that speaks volumes all on three words.

On 05/04/2015 09:08 AM, Josh Boon wrote:
> Gluster: Software {re}defined storage
>
> is one I really like. I wouldn't want to eliminate Gluster completely 
> as newcomers would then wonder about the binaries, package names etc. 
> The tagline speaks to that we've taken the time to consider some of 
> the common pitfalls of storage and makes things nicer for the admin 
> involved. Also throwing out acronyms in a name leaves more questions 
> than answers I feel and that's something to avoid even though I 
> proposed the some of the acronyms myself :)
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"Benjamin Turner" <bennyturns at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Tom Callaway" <tcallawa at redhat.com>
> *Cc: *gluster-users at gluster.org, "Gluster Devel" 
> <gluster-devel at gluster.org>
> *Sent: *Friday, May 1, 2015 8:07:55 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Gluster-users] [Gluster-devel] Gluster Slogans Revisited
>
> I liked:
>
> Gluster: Redefine storage.
> Gluster: Software-Defined Storage. Redefined
> Gluster: RAID G
> Gluster: RAISE (redundant array of inexpensive storage equipment)
> Gluster: Software {re}defined storage+
>
> And suggested:
>
> Gluster {DS|FS|RAISE|RAIDG}: Software Defined Storage Redefined(some 
> combination of lines 38-42)
>
> My thinking is:
>
> <Our new name GlusterDS/whatever>: <Tagline with excitement>
>
> Gluster * - This is the change gluster fs to gluster ds idea we were 
> discussing this already.  Maybe we could even come up with a 
> longer acronym, like RAIDG or RAISE or something more definitive of 
> what we are?  I think instead of jsut using Gluster: we come up with 
> the new way to refer to glusterFS and use this as a way to push that 
> as well.
>
> Tagline - Whatever cool saying that get people excited to check out 
> glusterDS/glusterRAIDG/ whatever
>
> So ex:
>
> Gluster RAISE: Software Defined Storage Redifined
> Gluster DS: Software defined storage defined your way
> Gluster RAIDG: Storage from the ground up
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> -b
>
>
> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Tom Callaway <tcallawa at redhat.com 
> <mailto:tcallawa at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello Gluster Ants!
>
>     Thanks for all the slogan suggestions that you've provided. I've
>     made an
>     etherpad page which collected them all, along with some additional
>     suggestions made by Red Hat's Brand team:
>
>     https://public.pad.fsfe.org/p/gluster-slogans
>
>     Feel free to discuss them (either here or on the etherpad). If you
>     like
>     a particular slogan, feel free to put a + next to it on the etherpad.
>
>     Before we can pick a new slogan, it needs to be cleared by Red Hat
>     Legal, this is a small formality to make sure that we're not
>     infringing
>     someone else's trademark or doing anything that would cause Red Hat
>     undue risk. We don't want to waste their time by having them clear
>     every
>     possible suggestion, so your feedback is very helpful to allow us to
>     narrow down the list. At the end of the day, barring legal clearance,
>     the slogan selection is up to the community.
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     ~tom
>
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