Solly, As a core developer for the Marconi project, I favor this request and bless it with a +2.
In addition to the listed benefits, I've discovered the following additional benefits during my free time: 1. The naming of a clustered Marconi deployment would be called a "Macaroni Salad". This will be easier to communicate to non-technical users and provide much needed flavor to a buzzword-rich domain. Have your cake and scale it, too! 2. Wholesome, well-tested deployments can be labeled as "whole-grain". Fiber rich -> robust and reliable. 3. Plays nice with existing efforts. Celery [1] and Macaroni go exceptionally well together. The benefits to communication about Marconi are profound. I'm looking forward to discussing this at the summit. Cheers, - Alej [1] http://www.celeryproject.org/ P.S.: > 4. Only robots dislike Macaroni and Cheese. Therefore, by holding a vote, we > can > identify who is, in fact, a robot, and summarily destroy them before they > are > able to orchestrate a SkyNet-inspired uprising. We suspect that robots may have infiltrated the Marconi core team. We've formed an alliance of tolerance. I feel that not all the robots are out to destroy. Most of them just don't sleep. ;) > Hello All, > > As OpenStack Marconi grows, I think it's time we addressed the question on > everyone's mind: > why isn't the project called OpenStack Macaroni? > > There are several compelling reasons to change Marconi's name to Macaroni: > > 1. Macaroni, being tube-shaped, exemplify the concept of connecting various > services such > that messages (cheese sauce) can flow between them. Remember, the > internet is in fact > a series of tubes. > > 2. Everyone reads the name as Macaroni the first time they see it, anyway. > > 3. Everyone knows what Macaroni are, while many people do not know who > Marconi is. > People unable to access Wikipedia in a timely manner will greatly benefit > from > the name change, since they will be able to instantly recognize what > Marconi/Macaroni > provides to the OpenStack project (see #1). > > 4. Only robots dislike Macaroni and Cheese. Therefore, by holding a vote, we > can > identify who is, in fact, a robot, and summarily destroy them before they > are > able to orchestrate a SkyNet-inspired uprising. > > Therefore, in the name of clarity, hilarity, and the prevention of robot > apocalypses, > I call for a vote to change the name of the OpenStack Marconi project > to OpenStack Macaroni. The vote should probably be held after OpenStack > Summit, > so that we can discuss the potential name change in a Summit session. > > Best Regards, > Solly Ross > > P.S. Happy April Fools Day!
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