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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The demo forums have been created. After some discussion we decided that initially we will attempt to use Free OSS for the forums since that is what we are as well. After messing around with a few, reviewing their community support, customization, and security releases we have setup the following 3 choices…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>phpBB : <a href="http://forums.openstack.org/phpbb">http://forums.openstack.org/phpbb</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>myBB : <a href="http://forums.openstack.org/mybb">http://forums.openstack.org/mybb</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Simple Machine: <a href="http://forums.openstack.org/simplemachine">http://forums.openstack.org/simplemachine</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I picked a similarly styled theme for all and setup the boards in a similar manner. All of them can be accessed using the following credentials so you can look at the administration / moderation aspects of the board if you would like.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Username: demoadmin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Password: StrongPassword<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Once you have looked at the various options if you have a preference already you can vote on them at <a href="http://forums.openstack.org">http://forums.openstack.org</a> - The poll will stay open until Monday night.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After a software is selected we will work on getting all the proper topics in place and getting the look and feel setup to match openstack.org proper.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>