Sounds great. What message should people try to convey? Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:27, Jacques Nadeau <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can see if we can get someone here at MapR to come up with a couple > banner ads and share them. Others from the community who are graphically > inclined are also welcome to try to come up with something. Then we can > survey here on thoughts about which one we should post. > > How does that sound? > > J > > > > >> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 10:43 PM, rohit sharma <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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] >>> >>
