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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks for comments but I only made minor changes to use of the word Lustre (needs to be an adjective) in my update.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The other points you referenced as change and some that are not in the paragraph are not related to me but was how the text appeared from Galen.&nbsp; Have a look at first version in thread compared to mine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Have a great night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Michael K. Connolly</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&#8226;</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Manager, Partner and Alliances Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004B83'>Xyratex</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>office:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> (407) 829-3519 </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&#8226;</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>mobile:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> (407) 920-1583<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>email: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:michael_connolly@xyratex.com">michael_connolly@xyratex.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://www.xyratex.com/"><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>www.xyratex.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://blog.xyratex.com/"><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>Connect with Xyratex</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>John Carrier &lt;<a href="mailto:john.carrier@gmail.com">john.carrier@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Subject: Re: [cdwg] cdwg Digest, Vol 27, Issue 20</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>August 22, 2013 1:48:47 PM PDT</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>To: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>&quot;<a href="mailto:cdwg@lists.opensfs.org">cdwg@lists.opensfs.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:cdwg@lists.opensfs.org">cdwg@lists.opensfs.org</a>&gt;</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael,<br><br>Your rewrite obscures the fact that OpenSFS is not just involved in the releases of Lustre but also has funded new feature development. &nbsp;&nbsp;Until there is more community-generated development, this function is no less important than the release process. &nbsp;<br><br>This sentence captures this thought more explicitly:<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since its inception, OpenSFS has funded development of important new Lustre file system features and played a role in new Lustre file system<br>releases &lt;<a href="http://lustre.opensfs.org/community-lustre-roadmap/">http://lustre.opensfs.org/community-lustre-roadmap/</a>&gt; on behalf of<br>the open source development community. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>I also find the term &quot;open source development community&quot; to be awkward and inexact since the beneficiaries of our efforts are all users of the Lustre file system, not just the developers. <br><br>thanks,<br><br>--jc<br><br><br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:55:15 -0400<br>From: &quot;Michael K. Connolly&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:michael_connolly@xyratex.com">michael_connolly@xyratex.com</a>&gt;<br>To: &quot;'Shipman, Galen M.'&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:gshipman@ornl.gov">gshipman@ornl.gov</a>&gt;,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;<a href="mailto:marketing@opensfs.org">marketing@opensfs.org</a>&gt;, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;'Jesse Casman'&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:jcasman@oppkey.com">jcasman@oppkey.com</a>&gt;,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;<a href="mailto:twg@lists.opensfs.org">twg@lists.opensfs.org</a>&gt;, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;<a href="mailto:cdwg@lists.opensfs.org">cdwg@lists.opensfs.org</a>&gt;,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;<a href="mailto:openbenchmark@lists.opensfs.org">openbenchmark@lists.opensfs.org</a>&gt;<br>Cc: 'OpenSFSBoard' &lt;<a href="mailto:board@lists.opensfs.org">board@lists.opensfs.org</a>&gt;<br>Subject: Re: [cdwg] [Marketing] Updated &quot;About Us&quot; for OpenSFS<br>Message-ID: &lt;000601ce9eb0$bea65e90$3bf31bb0$@com&gt;<br>Content-Type: text/plain; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;charset=&quot;us-ascii&quot;<br><br>A further typo was alerted to me so here is new version:<br><br>&lt;begin&gt;<br><br>Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. is a strong and growing non-profit<br>organization dedicated to the success of the LustreR file system. OpenSFS<br>was founded in 2010 to advance the Lustre file system, ensuring it remains<br>vendor-neutral, open, and free &lt;<a href="http://lustre.opensfs.org/download-lustre/">http://lustre.opensfs.org/download-lustre/</a>&gt;.<br>Since its inception, OpenSFS has played a role in new Lustre file system<br>releases &lt;<a href="http://lustre.opensfs.org/community-lustre-roadmap/">http://lustre.opensfs.org/community-lustre-roadmap/</a>&gt; on behalf of<br>the open source development community. Through working-groups, events, and<br>ongoing funding initiatives, OpenSFS harnesses the power of collaborative<br>development to fuel innovation and growth of the Lustre file system<br>worldwide. <br><br><a href="http://www.opensfs.org/">http://www.opensfs.org/</a><br><br>*Lustre is a registered trademark of Xyratex Technology Ltd.<br><br>&lt;end&gt;<br><br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Michael K. Connolly . Manager, Partner and Alliances Development<br>Xyratex<br>office: (407) 829-3519 . mobile: (407) 920-1583<br>email: <a href="mailto:michael_connolly@xyratex.com">michael_connolly@xyratex.com</a> <br><a href="http://www.xyratex.com">www.xyratex.com</a><br>Connect with Xyratex<br><br><br>************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>cdwg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:cdwg@lists.opensfs.org">cdwg@lists.opensfs.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.opensfs.org/listinfo.cgi/cdwg-opensfs.org">http://lists.opensfs.org/listinfo.cgi/cdwg-opensfs.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div></body></html>