Modeling PMC People,
Now that I'm late to the party (to this discussion) and the discussion
has sort of slowed down, let me add my two cents and see if I can
further confuse or inflame the discussion :-) No, seriously, here's my
suggestion about what the Modeling PMC and projects should do:
- Make sure that the modeling sub-projects and components (as with
all Eclipse projects, but you guys are only concerned about the
modeling ones) have clearly labeled themselves as Eclipse projects and
not corporate projects and that there is no confusion between what is
the Eclipse open source and what is the commercial. This needs special
care in cases where the commercial product and the Eclipse project
share a name, for example, Eclipse BIRT versus Actutate BIRT.
I suggest that the PMC take the time to look at all the modeling
sub-project and component pages and see if there are any that need
changing to make the distinction clear.
- Until the Eclipse Foundation comes out with a overriding rule on
corporate (including academic) and personal recognition on eclipse.org
project pages, define a modeling PMC-wide rule for this. My personal
opinion is that projects should be allowed to list and link to their
sponsors (personal and corporate) and partners as long as rule 1 above
is followed. Following rule 1 will necessarily restrict the corporate
logos to smaller and less prominent positions on the page.
- To the extent that rules 1 and 2 can be followed, avoid
inflicting change on the projects (until the Eclipse Foundation comes
out with some overriding rule). In other words, I agree with Markus.
Anyway, that's my two cents,
Bjorn
Markus Voelter wrote:
right: I think the existing practice is working well
and there's no reason to change. That was what I tried
to express.
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