Looking forward to it :). happy to help in some small area (best - related to the area I am already involved in :)
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 6:57 PM Karolina Rosół <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy! :-) > > We've just spoken with Ry and created the Slack channel to gather more > insights, needs and ideas on what you guys would be looking for in the > monthly newsletter. > > Feel free to join #newsletter > <https://apache-airflow.slack.com/archives/C01D5AB537G> channel and share > your thoughts. For now, we have the ideas for the following sections to be > included: > > * The most important news from the community > * PR of the month > * Important events > * Recently appointed committers/PMC members [NEW] > * good-first-issue > * Latest case studies/blog posts/articles > > In my opinion, there should be someone responsible for each section, so > that we can gather all the info before preparing the final content of the > newsletter. WDYT? > > With Ry we're aiming at releasing the PoC of the newsletter around Nov > 9th, so please bear with us on that. Additionally, it won't have a flawless > UI or any super duper additions yet but if the idea would be liked by the > community, we'll be putting more and more work into making it perfect and > useful for all of you :-) > > Kind regards, > > Karolina Rosół > Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Head of Cloud & OSS > > M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> > E: [email protected] > [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> > > Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work> > [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: Facebook] > <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: Twitter] > <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: Instagram] > <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] > <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] > <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 8:21 PM Karolina Rosół <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for waiting for my reply. @Ry sure! I'm in, let's talk tomorrow or >> on Thursday? What's your availability? >> >> You can also ping me on the ASF/Airflow Slack if it's easier for you. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Karolina Rosół >> Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Project Manager >> >> M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> >> E: [email protected] >> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >> >> Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work> >> [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: Facebook] >> <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: Twitter] >> <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: Instagram] >> <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] >> <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] >> <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:44 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Love the idea of pairing :) >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:06 PM Ry Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Karolina, I'd love to "pair" with you on this, if you're down for it. >>>> >>>> We'd like to get monthly global airflow meetups going, and content >>>> related to that should be in the newsletter as well. And as I mentioned >>>> before, we could use the Airflow Summit mailing list and brand for this >>>> newsletter so that we don't have to maintain 2 lists. >>>> >>>> We could setup a call for this early next week? >>>> >>>> -Ry >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:56 AM Kaxil Naik <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yea some issues with "good-first-issue" labels (maybe Top 5) or >>>>> something like that on the newsletter would be good >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:47 PM Tomasz Urbaszek <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How about including new blogs / articles / tutorials? Probably a >>>>>> section for new contributors or contributors -to-be with still open good >>>>>> first issues may be a nice thing :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Tomek >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 11:46 AM Karolina Rosół < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Monthly cadence would work best for me as well 😺 and yes I am >>>>>>> volunteering for this role. I can actually sum up the whole September >>>>>>> 2020 >>>>>>> as a starting point. Does anyone have certain needs in terms of what >>>>>>> should >>>>>>> be included in such a newsletter? Except for the things that have been >>>>>>> mentioned already in this discussion? So far, you mentioned the >>>>>>> following >>>>>>> sections: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - PR of the month >>>>>>> - Important events >>>>>>> - Recently appointed committers/PMC members [NEW] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anything else? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kind regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Karolina Rosół >>>>>>> Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Project Manager >>>>>>> >>>>>>> M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> >>>>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>>>> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work> >>>>>>> [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: Facebook] >>>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: Twitter] >>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] >>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: Instagram] >>>>>>> <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] >>>>>>> <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] >>>>>>> <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 5:38 AM Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 for the community newsletter. I also think monthly cadence is >>>>>>>> more reasonable. We just need to find volunteers who can maintain it >>>>>>>> consistently and will remember to send reminders and updates. Karo, >>>>>>>> are you >>>>>>>> volunteering for this role? 😁 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As for the tools, I'm for the simplest solutions. I've used >>>>>>>> MailChimp before at work, not a big fan. I like the idea of using >>>>>>>> Google >>>>>>>> docs. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 4:19 AM Karolina Rosół < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Does anyone want to add something to the discussion? I'd like to >>>>>>>>> proceed >>>>>>>>> with creating a draft of such a newsletter if possible. >>>>>>>>> @Ry would it be possible for me to join you when it comes to >>>>>>>>> Airflow >>>>>>>>> newsletter work among Airflow Summit organizers? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Karolina Rosół >>>>>>>>> Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Project Manager >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> >>>>>>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work> >>>>>>>>> [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: Facebook] >>>>>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: Twitter] >>>>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] >>>>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: Instagram] >>>>>>>>> <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] >>>>>>>>> <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] >>>>>>>>> <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 9:21 PM Karolina Rosół < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > 3. Let's have a "PR of the month" section :D >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > Great idea! :) >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> >> In a past life (for the Meteor.js community), my team built a >>>>>>>>> >> tool where people could submit, discuss, and vote on content >>>>>>>>> >> newsletter-worthy content - and we automated emailing a summary >>>>>>>>> of that >>>>>>>>> >> weekly, which crowdsourced the problem of collecting/sorting >>>>>>>>> content. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > +1 for automation Ry in regards to weekly basis. Using the data >>>>>>>>> gathered >>>>>>>>> > after each week, we can have a proper, high-quality and >>>>>>>>> beautiful monthly >>>>>>>>> > newsletter. >>>>>>>>> > BTW, how did you filter the emails? Were you filtering them by >>>>>>>>> subject >>>>>>>>> > lines/keywords? >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > Also, Polidea team can support the community with the UI/UX >>>>>>>>> design of >>>>>>>>> > the newsletter >>>>>>>>> > if needed (provided that the HTML support by the devlist would be >>>>>>>>> > possible). >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > We're currently working on a first draft plan for this, and >>>>>>>>> >> lining up resources to make this happen, including a budget for >>>>>>>>> tools and >>>>>>>>> >> production. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > That's great news! I've already checked some of the newsletter >>>>>>>>> tools >>>>>>>>> > available that could be >>>>>>>>> > helpful and are free. Google docs support newsletter creation >>>>>>>>> e.g. and >>>>>>>>> > it's super intuitive. >>>>>>>>> > Other than that, there's MailChimp, quite popular among various >>>>>>>>> companies >>>>>>>>> > but we won't need >>>>>>>>> > to manage people's e-mail addresses but send it over to the >>>>>>>>> devlist. Is it >>>>>>>>> > the right assumption? >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > We could merge your idea, Karolina, into this newsletter, by >>>>>>>>> including a >>>>>>>>> >> section which could highlight the good work that is being done, >>>>>>>>> as well as >>>>>>>>> >> highlight opportunities for community devs to plug in — which >>>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>>> >> increase >>>>>>>>> >> the value of this newsletter. >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > This was my initial thought to underline the hottest topics >>>>>>>>> among the >>>>>>>>> > devlist and the project >>>>>>>>> > in general plus list the things that might be engaging for new >>>>>>>>> > contributors (not only devs ;)) >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > Karolina Rosół >>>>>>>>> > Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Project Manager >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> >>>>>>>>> > E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> > [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work> >>>>>>>>> > [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: Facebook] >>>>>>>>> > <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: Twitter] >>>>>>>>> > <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] >>>>>>>>> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: Instagram] >>>>>>>>> > <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] >>>>>>>>> > <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] >>>>>>>>> > <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 2:50 PM Ry Walker <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> >> I've seen it in other open source communities where someone >>>>>>>>> tries to >>>>>>>>> >> maintain a somewhat detailed summary newsletter of what's going >>>>>>>>> on with >>>>>>>>> >> the >>>>>>>>> >> project, but weekly is a fairly brutal cadence, and it doesn't >>>>>>>>> usually >>>>>>>>> >> last >>>>>>>>> >> for long. In a past life (for the Meteor.js community), my team >>>>>>>>> built a >>>>>>>>> >> tool where people could submit, discuss, and vote on content >>>>>>>>> >> newsletter-worthy content - and we automated emailing a summary >>>>>>>>> of that >>>>>>>>> >> weekly, which crowdsourced the problem of collecting/sorting >>>>>>>>> content. >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> Now if we would consider a monthly cadence, I have an idea... >>>>>>>>> We (the >>>>>>>>> >> Airflow Summit organizers) are working on a plan to produce >>>>>>>>> monthly online >>>>>>>>> >> meetups, and along with that, a high-quality monthly >>>>>>>>> Airflow-related email >>>>>>>>> >> newsletter. We're currently working on a first draft plan for >>>>>>>>> this, and >>>>>>>>> >> lining up resources to make this happen, including a budget for >>>>>>>>> tools and >>>>>>>>> >> production. >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> We could merge your idea, Karolina, into this newsletter, by >>>>>>>>> including a >>>>>>>>> >> section which could highlight the good work that is being done, >>>>>>>>> as well as >>>>>>>>> >> highlight opportunities for community devs to plug in — which >>>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>>> >> increase >>>>>>>>> >> the value of this newsletter. >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> Thoughts? >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> -Ry >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:07 AM Tomasz Urbaszek < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> > I think it's a really good idea! >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > Few points / ideas: >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > 1. What tool can we use and if paid who will cover it? Is it >>>>>>>>> possible >>>>>>>>> >> > to create new mailing list like `[email protected]` >>>>>>>>> that can be >>>>>>>>> >> > used for a newsletter? EDIT: devlist don't support html right? >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > 2. Who should be responsible for preparing it? We will at >>>>>>>>> least need a >>>>>>>>> >> > nice template but how will care for the content? Can we >>>>>>>>> automate >>>>>>>>> >> > something? >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > 3. Let's have a "PR of the month" section :D >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > Tomek >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 1:57 PM Jarek Potiuk < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >> > wrote: >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > Strong +1. >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > I reviewed and cleaned-up my inbox yesterday (and I woke up >>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>> >> morning >>>>>>>>> >> > to >>>>>>>>> >> > > 50+ new emails - surely some of them are for PRs and other >>>>>>>>> things I am >>>>>>>>> >> > > engaged with, but I am working on Airflow pretty much full >>>>>>>>> time (ir >>>>>>>>> >> > > sometimes I think 150% ;), but I only imagine how people >>>>>>>>> must feel if >>>>>>>>> >> > this >>>>>>>>> >> > > is just side-job for them. >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > And I think if it will be nicely formatted (similar to the >>>>>>>>> Superset >>>>>>>>> >> > > newsletter for those who follow it) and "stand out", that >>>>>>>>> might be >>>>>>>>> >> rather >>>>>>>>> >> > > useful to catch up. And it should not be that difficult - >>>>>>>>> to get the >>>>>>>>> >> > > content, I think this is just a matter of having a place >>>>>>>>> where anyone >>>>>>>>> >> > from >>>>>>>>> >> > > the community will be able to add their "important events", >>>>>>>>> a little >>>>>>>>> >> bit >>>>>>>>> >> > of >>>>>>>>> >> > > nagging in slack and remind people to submit their "news" >>>>>>>>> and someone >>>>>>>>> >> who >>>>>>>>> >> > > can nicely arrange and redact this. >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > And with 2.0 approaching and our work on it accelerating I >>>>>>>>> think we >>>>>>>>> >> > > will have enough content for weekly newsletters. >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > J >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:26 AM Karolina Rosół < >>>>>>>>> >> > [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >> > > wrote: >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Hi guys, >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Past few days I was wondering if it's a good idea to have >>>>>>>>> a sort of >>>>>>>>> >> > summary >>>>>>>>> >> > > > of the subjects that are being discussed among the >>>>>>>>> community. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > It could be weekly/bi-weekly/monthly "release" but with >>>>>>>>> the summary >>>>>>>>> >> of >>>>>>>>> >> > the >>>>>>>>> >> > > > subjects that are hot within the Apache Airflow community >>>>>>>>> atm. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Why would the community need a summary like this? >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > 1. Community is getting bigger and the number of the >>>>>>>>> >> > discussions/votings >>>>>>>>> >> > > > & other things will grow; >>>>>>>>> >> > > > 2. Sometimes the number of emails is simply too big to >>>>>>>>> handle on >>>>>>>>> >> a >>>>>>>>> >> > daily >>>>>>>>> >> > > > basis; >>>>>>>>> >> > > > 3. Not everyone who wants to contribute will follow >>>>>>>>> the devlist >>>>>>>>> >> so >>>>>>>>> >> > > > often; >>>>>>>>> >> > > > 4. Also, it is a great way of learning on a high level >>>>>>>>> what the >>>>>>>>> >> > > > community is all about and maybe would help new >>>>>>>>> contributors >>>>>>>>> >> decide >>>>>>>>> >> > on >>>>>>>>> >> > > > what >>>>>>>>> >> > > > matters to invest their time? Plus for people who are >>>>>>>>> managers >>>>>>>>> >> e.g. >>>>>>>>> >> > and >>>>>>>>> >> > > > don't understand how devlist works, they can have a >>>>>>>>> sort of cheat >>>>>>>>> >> > sheet >>>>>>>>> >> > > > and >>>>>>>>> >> > > > be more supportive for open source initiatives within >>>>>>>>> various >>>>>>>>> >> > companies' >>>>>>>>> >> > > > teams. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > 5. There are a couple of categories in the email >>>>>>>>> subjects >>>>>>>>> >> currently. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > However, I imagine such newsletter to be more precise >>>>>>>>> yet in a >>>>>>>>> >> > "bullet >>>>>>>>> >> > > > point" form i.e, >>>>>>>>> >> > > > - Category: Operators >>>>>>>>> >> > > > - Current discussions: KubernetesPodOperator >>>>>>>>> [ERROR] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > - Category: Announcements >>>>>>>>> >> > > > - Apache Airflow version 1.10.12 has been >>>>>>>>> released! >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > To sum up, I'm not sure about the frequency of sending >>>>>>>>> such a >>>>>>>>> >> > newsletter. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > In my opinion a weekly basis is the best to be able to go >>>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>>> >> all >>>>>>>>> >> > of >>>>>>>>> >> > > > the emails and then prepare a summary. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Let me know what you guys think and if something like >>>>>>>>> that sounds >>>>>>>>> >> > useful at >>>>>>>>> >> > > > all. >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Karolina Rosół >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Project Manager >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > M: +48 606 630 236 <+48606630236> >>>>>>>>> >> > > > E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > Check out our projects! <https://www.polidea.com/our-work >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> >> > > > [image: Github] <https://github.com/Polidea> [image: >>>>>>>>> Facebook] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://www.facebook.com/Polidea.Software> [image: >>>>>>>>> Twitter] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://twitter.com/polidea> [image: Linkedin] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/polidea> [image: >>>>>>>>> Instagram] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://instagram.com/polidea> [image: Behance] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://www.behance.net/polidea> [image: dribbble] >>>>>>>>> >> > > > <https://dribbble.com/polideadesign> >>>>>>>>> >> > > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > -- >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > Jarek Potiuk >>>>>>>>> >> > > Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software >>>>>>>>> Engineer >>>>>>>>> >> > > >>>>>>>>> >> > > M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129> >>>>>>>>> >> > > [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > -- >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > Tomasz Urbaszek >>>>>>>>> >> > Polidea | Software Engineer >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > M: +48 505 628 493 >>>>>>>>> >> > E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > Unique Tech >>>>>>>>> >> > Check out our projects! >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Jarek Potiuk >>> Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software Engineer >>> >>> M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129> >>> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >>> >>> -- Jarek Potiuk Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software Engineer M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/>
