One thing I'd like to add on to my last reply: On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 2:56 PM, natan yellin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Thomas H.P. Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Rodrigo Moya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > On Tue, 2008-06-24 at 12:27 +0300, natan yellin wrote: >> >> 1. Host an annual developer awards contest. Apple does it, and there's >> >> really no reason why we shouldn't as well. The system would have to be >> >> adapted a bit, but it _is_ doable. Like it or not, shiny prizes and >> >> recognition help attract developers. >> >> >> > this sounds good to me, if the Foundation has money, we could have every >> > year a contest for the "coolest GNOME project of the year". GSoC gets us >> > new developers mainly because of the prizes, so it is a good idea I >> > think to have something similar >> > >> I don't think money has to be involved at all. Recognition is all that >> matters. I remember seeing a talk by Leslie Hawthorn where she said >> that what the students in google's soc primarily cared about was the >> t-shirt. The money was just a nice extra. > > The money is also a way for people to justify their effort. Even if they care about the t-shirt more, they wont spend their time trying to get it. > That's a bit of an exaggeration, but there is something to what Leslie > said. Personally, I felt that in the case of GHOP, the grand prize was more > important to most people than the money or the t-shirt. > >> >> Wearing a soc t-shirt gets you recognition from your fellow hackers. >> Having a "diploma" from google in your CV gets you recognition from a >> future employer. >> > It's a bit early to focus on specifics, but don't use the word diploma. > Something like "First Place 2009 GNOME Design Winner" sounds better even if > it's more verbose. > >> >> Could we do something like that? A t-shirt for mvp hacker(s) of the >> year? Perhaps by vote from foundation members or the like? An official >> looking pretty printed/printable "diploma" summarizing ones >> contribution to gnome? > > That _does_ sound a bit lame, but perhaps thats just me. I think a better > approach would be to have an awards ceremony at GUADEC (formal events make a > much better impression), pay for the winner's flight, and give them a cash > prize, no matter how small and insignificant it is. It's not necessary, but > giving them a nice and shiny trophy like Apple does would also be a good > idea. > > Another advantage of the above ceremony would simply be the fact that new > hackers who've shown potential would attend GUADEC, which they most likely > wouldn't do otherwise. > > >> >> It might help bring in more contributors if we can convince e.g. >> students that contributing is a good future career move. It's a nice >> way of showing your skills, experience and also knowledge of tools >> like vcs, bug-trackers, etc. >> >> If people think it is a good idea I'd love to help get it set up. >> >> - Thomas H.P. Andersen >> > -Natan >
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