On Wed, 2012-02-22 at 15:06 -0500, Rob Weir wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din > <nour.moham...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well it seems like a good idea. For doing this on ASF level I think it is > > up to each PMC if they can/want to do this or not whether through using > > YouTube or any similar provider. > > > > Right. I think the only side consideration was that if there was an > ASF-level account, through their special program for 501(c)(3) > nonprofits, then that enables additional capabilities and > opportunities for exposure. It would still be up to individual PMC's > to create/publish their videos, but we'd be able to avail ourselves of > the other special features. > > But maybe it is not worth the trouble. I just thought I'd mention > it, since I had not seen this Youtube non-profit membership thing > before.
Well, first - here is the Apache channel (at least I believe it is the official channel) http://www.youtube.com/user/TheApacheWay/ So - that has a rather generic tone I'd say - though there is not a lot of content to go on - meaning it isn't really focused to tutorials and such IMO. However one could create a group under that account, that could then have such a focus. //drew > > -Rob > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > >> I was thinking of starting up a Youtube channel for Apache OpenOffice, > >> where we could post short videos, demos, tutorials, etc. While > >> investigating how this could be done I came across the following page > >> that describes how a registered non-profit can set up a special kind > >> of YouTube Channel, with increased upload capabilities, as well as > >> other benefits. > >> > >> Aside from benefits related to YouTube, this program also gives free > >> AdWords, etc. As a registered 501(c)(3), ASF is eligible for this > >> program. > >> > >> See: http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits > >> > >> Is there any interest in doing this at the ASF level? > >> > >> -Rob > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks > > - Mohammad Nour > > ---- > > "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" > > - Albert Einstein >
