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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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