In addition, we should clarify the voting format. People will have to vote on all proposals and send a +1/0/-1 (+ variations) for each one of them. Not just pick the ones they like.
Alexander’s vote in this thread is a good example. Thanks! Jan -- > On 07 Apr 2015, at 19:12, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > > My experience is that split thread votes tend to be quite messy. Discussion > is missed, etc. > > On Tue, 7 Apr 2015 at 19:07 Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> that would be the second cancellation ;-). Why not simply resend it to dev@ >> ? >> >> On 7 April 2015 at 18:56, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Are we going to cancel this vote and re-run it on dev@? >>> >>> On Tue, 7 Apr 2015 at 09:27 Nick North <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I've been away from CouchDB for a few months, so maybe my vote should >>> only >>>> count at half weight. Echoing Jason's comment: it's great to see the >>> effort >>>> that has gone into this. >>>> >>>> +1 Constantin Angheloiu >>>> >>>> On Tue, 7 Apr 2015 at 07:13 Jason Smith <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> +1 Constantin Angheleloiu >>>>> >>>>> Thanks to everybody who submitted logos. I am so excited to see this >>> sort >>>>> of community effort! >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Johs Ensby <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> +1 Old logo >>>>>> >>>>>> The logo is the “memory chip” for the brand experience helping the >>>>>> audience to quickly identify the brand and recall previous >>> impressions. >>>>>> Changing the logo resets our audience’s "memory chip" and you start >>>>> pretty >>>>>> much all over again. >>>>>> I think the logo itself is good enough to take CouchDB all the way, >>> it >>>>>> could be strengthened by a not having to carry around a slogan or >> its >>>>>> mother brand Apache. These are separate parts of the identity >> program >>>> as >>>>> I >>>>>> have tried to illustrate here. >>>>>> https://s3.amazonaws.com/johs/couchdb-old-logo.pdf < >>>>>> https://s3.amazonaws.com/johs/couchdb-old-logo.pdf> >>>>>> >>>>>> Constantin’s proposal is the only one that qualifies as a logo in >>>> design >>>>>> quality for me. This sofa is an icon, and as such it is functional >>> and >>>>>> supports the name and makes it easy to recognise and remember, >> which >>> is >>>>> the >>>>>> most fundamental function of the logo. >>>>>> My reason for still voting on for the old one is that a sofa in it >>> self >>>>>> does not carry the Relax or Rest message, which I would think is >> the >>>>> whole >>>>>> point with “Couch” in the first place. >>>>>> The old logo is a symbol of relaxation, remove the guy and you >> have a >>>>>> furniture. >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to say thanks to the contributors with a reason for not >> voting >>>> for >>>>>> their proposal: >>>>>> Paul Davis: This is Couch (symbol) + Couch (word) without the key >>>> message >>>>>> and the sofa dull on its own. >>>>>> Nick Pavlica: Overambitious symbolism >>>>>> Brad Noble: Looses the link to the name, and too generic a symbol >>>>>> Sean Barclay: The 3D logo makes even more of a furniture (rather >>> than a >>>>>> symbol) out of the logo. The proposal to rebrand and look at >>>> alternative >>>>>> names is the way to go if the existing logo was to be abandoned. If >>> we >>>>> want >>>>>> to start over again, we should dig deep for something really >>> valuable, >>>>> but >>>>>> for that there needs to be a process to support a multistep >> approach. >>>>>> >>>>>> johs >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 06 Apr 2015, at 19:09, Alexander Shorin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> as announced in [1] we are voting on a new CouchDB logo today. >>>>>>> Multiple votes are possible. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Options to vote for: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul Davis: >>>>>>> http://f.cl.ly/items/3U0A1s0r361Z1Y3v1p1b/big-couch-logo.png >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nick Pavlica: >>>>>>> Logo 1: >>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_MiNkTQrS8CHI7IkfzWoLbV_ >>>>> Chdpku3fnwj041rYFI/edit?usp=sharing >>>>>>> Logo 2: >>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1tDFdIIJePNVC1UOVVxZ0FUWWM/ >>>>> view?usp=sharing >>>>>>> Logo 3: >>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1tDFdIIJePNYlJUbFo4M2VBVXc/view >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brad Noble: >>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nqptqjrupj54no/2014-11-04% >>>>> 2009.54.55.jpg?dl=0 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sean Barclay: >>>>>>> https://app.box.com/s/cko5yt2hqbcbejgu2qtl >>>>>>> (Logo 1, Logo 2, Logo 3) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Constantin Angheloiu: >>>>>>> >>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwCSb3J9EzV3UEJ1SU41NWk2Q1E/ >>>>> view?usp=sharing >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Old logo: >>>>>>> >>>>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/ >>>>> couchdb-logo.png >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [1] >>>>>> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb- >>>> marketing/201503.mbox/% >>>>> 3CCAJ1bcfHWwu%3DYhmkuP1pTwkaOHHr%3D%2B% >> 3D2xgSbGPCAafuKHw0gDQQ%40mail. >>>>> gmail.com%3E >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> ,,,^..^,,, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Andy Wenk >> Hamburg - Germany >> RockIt! >> >> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 >> >> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc >> -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: http://www.neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
