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On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Solly Ross <sross at redhat.com> wrote:

> 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!
>
>

While I heartily approve of this renaming for all the reasons already
listed, and am clearly not a robot because I like cheese, you should know
that I will fork Macaroni to make a gluten-free version of the project.

I hope that does not affect your decision to rename.

^o.0^
-Devananda
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