Someone's missing the point...it's us.

[Rahul Sundaram]

HI

>1) Stop spending time on decisions that we don't get to make, e.g..
>logos  - it's just an example, but there will be more like it.
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Logos is a particularly bad example in my opinion since Greg can only 
convince Red Hat that there is a real interest in the logos from the 
discussions here. Red Hat tells "No logo " decision. No discussions 
follows and no logo argument is ever presented to Red Hat. Thats self 
defeating but we could have started out with defining that "No hat" rule 
for instance.

>2) Build a plan that's actionable, i.e. one that Red Hat's real
>marketing team will allow us to execute.  Ultimately, any real chances
>that we want to take must be approved.  Red Hat 2005 isn't the Red Hat
>of 1998, and we don't have real autonomy
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This is defining the goals and outlining limitations.


>3) Market with information, not just hats and t-shirts.  Make it cds,
>books, dvds, etc.  Organize speakers for LUGs.  Be one.  That's what
>they really need!
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>That's just for starters.  
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Thats a good idea but I expect the formation of a foundation to have a 
significant impact in funding which determines what could be done.  right?

regards
Rahul