Awesome stuff... I think we should go for this.
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:45 AM, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting opportunity. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Benedikt Ritter <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:43 AM > Subject: Re: [ALL] Stack Overflow are offering free open source adverts - > should we partake? > To: Commons Developers List <[email protected]> > > > > > Send from my mobile device > > > Am 06.12.2013 um 18:11 schrieb sebb <[email protected]>: > > > >> On 6 December 2013 14:11, Duncan Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> On 6 December 2013 12:51, Benedikt Ritter <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> 2013/12/6 Gilles <[email protected]> > >>> > >>>> Hi. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:26:57 +0000, Duncan Jones wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi everyone, > >>>>> > >>>>> Stack Overflow allows open source projects to create a free advert to > >>>>> encourage participation in their project. > >>>> > >>>> This is certainly worth exploring. > >>> > >>> > >>> If you're willing to do this, go for it! > >> > >> > >> Here's an effort I knocked up just now: http://imgur.com/eTyqln6 > >> > >> Any thoughts? Not sure how we should sell ourselves... > > > > That logo is for the ASF, not Commons. > > I don't think that it is permissible to use the logo in that way. > > Well, it's the logo we use on the top left side on commons.apache.org. I'd > ask Legal for their opinion on this. > > > > > I think this should be run past Trademarks and/or Press. > > > >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The rules are clearly > >>>>> explained in the following post: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/210389/open-source- > >>>>> advertising-sidebar-1h-2014. > >>>>> > >>>>> In summary, we create a 220x250 image that encourages participation > in > >>>>> Apache Commons. We then post it as an answer to that thread and it > >>>>> will be served up automatically to Stack Overflow users (provided we > >>>>> receive enough up-votes). > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm happy to do this on behalf of Apache Commons, but I wanted > feedback > >>>>> on: > >>>>> > >>>>> - Whether we want to do this? > >>>>> - Is there someone more talented who can do the image work? > >>>>> > >>>>> Last time this advertising spree was organised > >>>>> > >>>>> (http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/195823/open- > >>>>> source-advertising-sidebar-2h-2013) > >>>>> there were only 8 participants. We should get in on this. > >>>> > >>>> Another way to make the projects more visible is to edit Wikipedia > entries > >>>> that refer to implementations in various programming languages of the > >>>> concept > >>>> explained in the article. > >>>> [I mentioned this some time ago, but there were zero comment about > >>>> usefulness or > >>>> feasibility (I don't know how easy it is to become a Wikipedia > editor).] > >>> > >>> I think I've commented on this (or maybe I wanted to, but forgot it > ;-). My > >>> thoughts on this: do it! :-) Anybody can edit wikipedia pages. You > don't > >>> even need a user account for it. There are some exceptions to this > rule, > >>> but I don't think the pages you have in mind fall into this category. > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Gilles > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
