Peder and I were talking over the weekend - and I noted that despite any feedback to the list, the wiki page had gotten a bit of interest. He asked me to point folks to it as he is out of pocket for a few days.
http://wiki.cloudstack.org/display/COMM/CloudStack+mascot+proposals Feel free to add/comment/etc. I have no idea what timeline he has in mind, but figured there was already a ton of good content there from folks all over. Please feel free to add designs or comment or discuss here. --David On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Peder Ulander <ulan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Matt, Mohammad and David - great suggestions. 30 days seems more > reasonable to get input and creative from the community. I'll work to get > a wiki set up and broad outreach to get the word out for participation. > Perhaps we can wrap this up in time for OSCON and do something fun to > celebrate a new mascot. > > -peder > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din < > nour.moham...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> +1 on both what David and Matt said >> >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Matt Hogstrom <m...@hogstrom.org> wrote: >> >> > David is right. The PPMC is really only there to make sure that Apache's >> > interests and obligations are met. They do not really "Control" the >> > project in as much as make sure things that need to be done (like filing >> > reports, dealing with trademark, legal issues). A sign of a healthy >> > community is communicate on the list and just do it. >> > >> > In this case, your advocating for a logo / mascot ... +1, great idea. >> > >> > At this point, the Citrix folks (no offense) really don't have a lot to >> do >> > with it inasmuch as the Apache CloudStack product does. So, the only >> > process at this point is see if anyone has an objection (so far it >> doesn't >> > sound like it). I'd suggest making a Wiki page where people can post >> their >> > ideas. Pick an end date, I suggest 30 days, post and wait. >> > >> > At the end of the 30-days take a community vote and the logo with the >> most >> > votes wins :) >> > >> > When Citrix donated to the code to Apache and the community was formed it >> > is the community that gets to decide the fate, good or bad, on its own >> > >> > Matt Hogstrom >> > m...@hogstrom.org >> > >> > A Day Without Nuclear Fusion Is a Day Without Sunshine >> > >> > On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:49 PM, David Nalley wrote: >> > >> > >> · “Call for Submissions” to be sent out to cloudstack-dev as >> > soon >> > >> as the PPMC approves this proposal >> > > >> > > >> > > Speaking only for myself - I don't think you need PPMC permission to >> > > move forward with this idea - I'd of course suggest ensuring a >> > > community consensus, making sure folks are well informed, etc. but >> > > otherwise, just go get things done. You shouldn't need to get approval >> > > and annointing to start getting things done IMO, especially when >> > > 'getting things done' means soliciting ideas on this list. Obviously >> > > final decisions around identity and trademarks have a legal component >> > > and that would be the responsibility of the PPMC. >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Thanks >> - Mohammad Nour >> ---- >> "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" >> - Albert Einstein >>
