Isn't the OpenACS Q&A forum the non-technical forum? It seems that a marketing discussion can build in this forum with no objections. I would be curious to hear from people who were afraid to post to a general question forum with a general question. "How to ease navigation on the system for user?" is a question that is quite appropriate for the OpenACS Q&A forum.
I don't think a budget is needed to market and advocate for OpenACS. It would be nice, of course, but OpenACS is an open source project, and there are volunteers who contribute to the code, so I see no reason that volunteers can not contribute to a marketing effort. It makes sense that those who need the marketing could offer some time and resources. Malte has already offered some materials his company uses for selling OpenACS.
I do think inviting users, developers and any other people from major installations of OpenACS is a great idea. I really don't think anyone would find they were not welcome if they want to contribute to discussions about OpenACS. It's clear from the results so far, that we need more feedback from real users requirements to improve OpenACS.
