Hello Team, Glad to be able to help. :-) @Jason, I confirm I can now edit Solr's wiki. I just created the next meeting notes. I will add the newsletter section to Solr's wiki with Jason and David's comments later today.
I spent some time during Solr Navigator presentation at the Solr Hackathon to create the Solr September Newsletter. I already had marked the links I used but did not have a two-liner for each link, so there are only a few words of description and the link. It was Oct 9th, so it had to go out ASAP before October arrived. Editing: I agree with David's comments. I would add only one thing. The September edition is finished/over unless something is wrong with it and needs to be fixed. Draft or not draft that is the September edition. It is better to use our limited time preparing the October/November newsletter and make it better than the previous edition. I will share the September newsletter as Draft/Proposal on my social media later today to make Solr noise :-) Publishing: Anywhere it can be indexed by the googles and bings, and PC/Tablet/Mobile can access it. Solr Wiki is fine. We need to make noise about it everywhere: LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Mastodon, mailing lists, ASF social media. Here is one example of a newsletter from another project: https://opensearch.org/blog/opensearch-newsletter-vol1-issue1/ Brian told me they can share on ASF social media accounts what we need to share, the newsletter, or a link to the newsletter. ASF publishes at least once per one or two weeks project news on Linkedin. We need to send him what and when to share it. Periodicity: -If we have enough news/links to share on the release date (first three days of the month), the threshold can be 10-20-30 news. If we do not have that many, we do not release and join what we have next month. IMHO, for the first months/releases, we can share old but still relevant links or highlight Solr documentation. -If something relevant happens, like a new release or some CVE that we need to comment on, we do a release even if we are short of news/links. When the next major release process starts, users know Solr 10 is coming. Kind Regards, Alejandro Arrieta On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 8:30 AM Eric Pugh <ep...@opensourceconnections.com> wrote: > I’m really looking forward to these coming out (in whatever form) on a > regular basis ;-). > > > > On Oct 17, 2023, at 7:06 AM, Jason Gerlowski <gerlowsk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Personally I think Confluence (in-place) is fine. Maybe start this way > because it's simple & adequate? > > > > +1 I think the simplest option is best for getting started, and then > > we can iterate from there if we find Confluence lackluster, etc. > > > > Best, > > > > Jason > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:42 PM David Smiley <david.w.smi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Sorry; I was/am recovering from COVID and was kind of a sloth in > getting to > >> anything. Thanks Jason for jumping in to help. I put a bunch of > thought > >> into this as you'll see below. And I want to be involved as much as is > >> welcome. > >> > >> Alejandro, I can't thank you enough for volunteering for the newsletter. > >> Coincidentally, Ishan shared the idea of this with me as well but I > didn't > >> act on it. I think a newsletter is the best communication tool for > users > >> and potential users to get a sense of what's going on with Solr. This > >> extends to us Solr committers; we are not always paying attention to > >> everything happening! A newsletter could shine a light on such topics > as: > >> > >> * Events (conf, meetup, training, ...) > >> * Links to new blog/article posts. > >> Not sure how to seek these out. After the wide success of the > >> newsletter, we can hope people will tell *us* so we don't have to find > >> them. The first few newsletters could actively solicit recommendations. > >> I don't think we need a centralized place for new blog posts, e.g. > >> for Solr committers or Alejandro as someone suggested; plenty exist out > >> there with people posting everywhere already and that won't stop. We > might > >> want to link to them all in one place though. Hmmm. > >> * Everything the PMC announces already (just links or possibly more) > >> ** New Releases > >> ** New committers & PMC members & PMC chair > >> ** Security vulnerabilities > >> * Give kudos to Solr contributors this period that are not committers. > >> (just a list of names) > >> Could partially automate this with "git log" and more. > >> * Active areas of development > >> * Active topics of discussion > >> * Let committers (or anyone in the community?) send messages to readers > >> like: > >> ** ex: "who is actually using feature XYZ anyway? No response means > >> deprecation!" <--- yeah there we go, a threat to compel users to > >> subscribe LOL > >> ** ex: Interest in a meetup for Solr in city X. > >> > >> Even if it's "just links" (like Alejandro's first draft), it's better > than > >> no newsletter at all. Over time, we can hope for more. > >> > >> -------- > >> > >> Jason's questions were spot on. > >> > >> Editing: I think everyone with edit access to the Solr "space" in > >> Confuence (mostly just commiters but + some others) should feel welcome > to > >> add/edit without permission at any time and without coordination. > >> Confluence has tools to "watch" and see edit history. Perhaps the > >> non-published page can be named this clearly like "NEXT-DRAFT" which > will > >> later be renamed to a year-month like dated version once it's published, > >> and they can all live in one listing (i.e. under one parent page for the > >> newsletters). Then treat it as read-only. A "TEMPLATE" one might > exist to > >> create the next "NEXT-DRAFT". Alejandro can lead this effort and add > much > >> of the content as he has time for. He already has the first draft. > >> > >> Publishing: Not sure either on how it should be published exactly. > >> Alejandro; what are you thinking? Personally I think Confluence > (in-place) > >> is fine. Maybe start this way because it's simple & adequate? We might > >> consider somewhere on the Solr website as an alternative. There are > many > >> places where you could share a link. For some mediums like email, > publish > >> the newsletter content so nobody has to click the link (albeit still > >> provide it). Ensure the formatting is reasonable. Alejandro, where was > >> Brian Profit proposing that the ASF would share such a thing? If the > >> newsletter is mostly a list of links (as it is in its current form, > albeit > >> a draft), I think it should not be shared beyond Solr audiences (i.e. > not > >> beyond users@s.a.o email & slack). > >> > >> Periodicity: I worry a little Alejandro if you or others feel this > needs > >> to be monthly, that it'll maybe be too burdensome, or that some months > are > >> simply not that interesting. I recommend feeling free to be loose on > the > >> periodicity. Maybe shoot for bi-monthly-ish? I think publishing soon > >> after a new release (we just did 9.4!) could be really useful for users > >> that might just want to pay attention to the newsletter for news on > >> releases. > >> > >> Thanks again. Looking forward to further discussion! > >> > >> ~ David > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:17 AM Jason Gerlowski <gerlowsk...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Alejandro, > >>> > >>> Thanks for taking the initiative on this! You should now have > >>> permission to create and edit pages in Confluence - let me know if > >>> you're not seeing that on your end. Happy to help with some > >>> copy-editing once it's up there! > >>> > >>> Since this is the first of these newsletter proposals, maybe we should > >>> also use this thread to discuss a few "process" questions around the > >>> newsletter? (Or maybe I missed these getting discussed elsewhere?) > >>> > >>> The biggest question I was curious about: what does "publication" look > >>> like for these newsletters? Will it be published in "Confluence", or > >>> are we using Confluence for editing before eventually publishing in > >>> some other medium like annou...@solr.apache.org, the Solr website, > >>> etc. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> Jason > >>> > >>> On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 7:09 PM Arrieta, Alejandro > >>> <aarri...@perrinsoftware.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello Team, > >>>> > >>>> Newsletter on ASF social media: > >>>> I just returned home from Community over Code, where I talked with the > >>>> Asfinfra team, and they redirected me to talk with Brian Proffit. > >>>> I talked with him about the new Solr newsletter, and he told me to > send > >>> him > >>>> what we want to publish, the date to publish, and the email with a > copy > >>> to > >>>> the Solr PMC chair. > >>>> David Smiley, please confirm you are okay so I can email Brian to > publish > >>>> the September 2023 newsletter. > >>>> > >>>> Apache Solr wiki newsletter: > >>>> As discussed during the conference, please give me edit authorization > to > >>>> Solr Wiki to start uploading the newsletter there. My account should > be > >>>> aarrieta and email aarri...@perrinsoftware.com > >>>> > >>>> Linkedin Apache Solr account/group: > >>>> The Asinfra team told me they do not create social media accounts. > These > >>>> are created and managed by each project. We can request templates and > >>>> publishing guides from pr...@apache.org and mmp group. > >>>> > >>>> Kind Regards, > >>>> Alejandro Arrieta > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 9:43 AM Bruno Roustant < > bruno.roust...@gmail.com > >>>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> +1 ! > >>>>> > >>>>> Le lun. 9 oct. 2023 à 16:54, Eric Pugh < > >>> ep...@opensourceconnections.com> a > >>>>> écrit : > >>>>> > >>>>>> I’d love to see it on mastodon/twitterX/linkedin too…. I bet ASF > PR > >>>>>> would love to see this as well ;-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Oct 8, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Alessandro Benedetti < > >>> a.benede...@sease.io > >>>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> +1 I think it's a wonderful idea! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sun, 8 Oct 2023, 17:26 Arrieta, Alejandro, < > >>>>>> aarri...@perrinsoftware.com> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 0. Intro > >>>>>>>> Welcome to the Apache Solr Newsletter proposal September 2023. As > >>> this > >>>>>> is > >>>>>>>> the first newsletter proposal of 2023 we include Solr Community > >>> news > >>>>>>>> starting from January 2023: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome Alex Deparvu as Solr committer: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/fx4o3y55ypqy1n06kdbq5k8h4pjxlowj > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome Marcus Eagan as Solr committer: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/2p2fjm18g39x2mknxqnbr3gfcx0q6rrx > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome David Smiley as Solr's new PMC chair: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/yrp2yll52r0fm2pbhw17b62oln63fp33 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome Andy Webb as Solr committer: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/k449v7jl4bwg6f7x707tvw5ch2dk8h3f > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome Justin Sweeney as Solr committer: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/g588106pohdwok7gpwwcsxpgvwxwwh41 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Welcome Colvin Cowie as Solr committer: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/ngzjs0b3mb201d2shfvzdysdd5g6xqz1 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 1. Current versions > >>>>>>>> Solr 9.3.0: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/downloads.html#solr-930 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Solr 8.11.2: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/downloads.html#solr-8112 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Solr Operator v0.7.1: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/operator/artifacts.html#solr-v071 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2. Incoming versions > >>>>>>>> Solr 9.4.0 > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/j44golmqp4sjf2rk74pqktkrsc1do58r > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Solr 8.11.3 > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/j44golmqp4sjf2rk74pqktkrsc1do58r > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 3. Solr Improvement Proposals News > >>>>>>>> SIP-13: Cross Data Center Replication > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/9y2qd7rs45049xbrt0gty40m4b5cv22y > >>>>>>>> wiki link: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-13%3A+Cross+Data+Center+Replication > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> SIP-14 Embedded Zookeeper > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/mch6y4wsbqykcmfy4r76movmx1wz0375 > >>>>>>>> wiki link: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-14+Embedded+Zookeeper > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> SIP-15 Node roles > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/kwq609jxckpdqk54fvghxs66jtk92kof > >>>>>>>> wiki link: > >>>>>>>> > >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-15+Node+roles > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> SIP-19 Adopt JSR-330 dependency injection > >>>>>>>> mailing list thread: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/9y2qd7rs45049xbrt0gty40m4b5cv22y > >>>>>>>> wiki link: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SOLR/SIP-19+Adopt+JSR-330+dependency+injection > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 4. Links to blogs, videos, others related to Solr: > >>>>>>>> Apache Solr Community Virtual Meetup, September 2023: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > https://www.meetup.com/apache-solr-virtual-community-meetups/events/296344421/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> DataImportHandler 9.3.0 released: > >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/8z65tf4jr2ppdm4xo5r1bygjzt8z8r3f > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 5. Upcoming Events & meetings > >>>>>>>> ASF Community over Code in Halifax, October 7-10 2023: > >>>>>>>> https://communityovercode.org/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Apache Solr Community Virtual Meetup, October 2023: > >>>>>>>> > >>> https://www.meetup.com/apache-solr-virtual-community-meetups/events/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 6. Connect with the Apache Solr Community > >>>>>>>> Subscribe to Apache Solr Virtual Meetup for monthly meeting: > >>>>>>>> https://www.meetup.com/apache-solr-virtual-community-meetups/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Follow us on Twitter/X: > >>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/apachesolr > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Visit our mailing list, jira, irc and slack: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/community.html > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> How to contribute: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/community.html#how-to-contribute > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Apache Solr website: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Apache Solr Operator website: > >>>>>>>> https://solr.apache.org/operator/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Note: This is a proposal and I will start working on the October > >>> 2023 > >>>>>>>> newsletter proposal and create a Jira to accept contributions. > >>> Maybe > >>>>> we > >>>>>> can > >>>>>>>> publish this on the Apache Solr web if accepted in the future. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Kind Regards, > >>>>>>>> Alejandro Arrieta > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________ > >>>>>> Eric Pugh | Founder & CEO | OpenSource Connections, LLC | > >>> 434.466.1467 | > >>>>>> http://www.opensourceconnections.com < > >>>>>> http://www.opensourceconnections.com/> | My Free/Busy < > >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/eric-cal> > >>>>>> Co-Author: Apache Solr Enterprise Search Server, 3rd Ed < > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/apache-solr-enterprise-search-server-third-edition-raw > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This e-mail and all contents, including attachments, is considered > >>> to be > >>>>>> Company Confidential unless explicitly stated otherwise, regardless > >>> of > >>>>>> whether attachments are marked as such. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@solr.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@solr.apache.org > >>> > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@solr.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@solr.apache.org > > > > _______________________ > Eric Pugh | Founder & CEO | OpenSource Connections, LLC | 434.466.1467 | > http://www.opensourceconnections.com < > http://www.opensourceconnections.com/> | My Free/Busy < > http://tinyurl.com/eric-cal> > Co-Author: Apache Solr Enterprise Search Server, 3rd Ed < > https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/apache-solr-enterprise-search-server-third-edition-raw> > > This e-mail and all contents, including attachments, is considered to be > Company Confidential unless explicitly stated otherwise, regardless of > whether attachments are marked as such. > >
