I promise you'll be the first to hear about the vote starting ;)
Cheers Jan -- > On 11 Sep 2016, at 18:56, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > > A-ha! I thought the vote was underway. > > Thanks for the update, Jan. > > Warmly, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > To: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Sally > Khudairi" <[email protected]> > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > Date: Sun, Sep 11, 2016 12:30 > > Heya Sally, we still haven't started a release vote (which will start a 5-6 > day period, where we can work on the PR) and we are busy with the actual > release until then :) > > Thanks for looking out for us! > > Cheers > Jan > -- > >> On 11 Sep 2016, at 16:41, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Jan (bcc PMC) --I noticed that the draft press release I had forwarded >> remains untouched. >> >> How can I help? >> >> -Sally >> >> = = = = = >> vox +1 617 921 8656 >> gvox +1 646 598 4616 >> skype sallykhudairi >> >> >> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> To: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Sally >> Khudairi <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 4:01 PM >> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> >> Thanks, Jan. >> >> That's fine. I don't want to step on any toes or mis-manage expectations, so >> I'll be standing by for your next steps. >> >> Kind regards, >> Sally >> >> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and >> brevity] >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 15:27 >> >> Sally, thanks for the context here, this is obviously not our world ;) >> >> I think the earliest we can kick off the vote is ~24 hours from now. I’ve >> just sent the “getting real” email to dev@, I’ll keep you posted. >> >> Best >> Jan >> -- >> >> >> > On 08 Sep 2016, at 19:06, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hey Jan --in this instance, they want to see the draft press release for >> > context. >> > As I've mentioned earlier, some companies are very strict about this. I've >> > seen in it the majority of the press releases at ASF. >> > Those companies who don't mind just give us their experience and move on. >> > Others need the draft to determine a) if they can participate, and b) what >> > to say. >> > We've also had folks pull out of providing a quote because of the other >> > participants. And, in some instances I've pushed folks to get in the game >> > because their competitors are in our press release and they're not. >> > So as I understand it, our position is "no draft until Monday. Announcing >> > Tuesday." Yes? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Sally >> > >> > >> > From: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> >> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 1:02 PM >> > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> > >> > >> > >> > On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:15, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thanks, Jan. >> > It's nothing beyond giving them (and any other corporates/users) some time >> > to prepare/respond/provide a testimonial. >> > In the case of our friends at IBM, there's a chance that they won't be >> > able to give us a quote considering how their long it takes for legal >> > clearance on their end. >> > >> > I’m not sure what we need to do here, though. If they need to get in >> > quotes, why don’t they do so now? >> > BestJan-- >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Don't worry about curbing. You may be aware of my PhD in "Bad Cop-itis" :-) >> > I'll take care of it. >> > To confirm, we're still aiming for Tuesday, yes? >> > Cheers, >> > Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi >> > >> > From: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> >> > To: [email protected] >> > Cc: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 12:04 PM >> > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> > >> > Heya Sally, >> > we can’t make any extra effort for IBM PR. If _they_ need extra time, >> > that’s nothing we can help with. >> > If you need help curbing them, let me know, I’m well trained in shooting >> > things down ;D >> > BestJan-- >> > >> > On 08 Sep 2016, at 13:11, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > Thanks, Jan. >> > >> > Normally, working on the press release over the weekend is do-able for me >> > (although my request in every Board report is 2 weeks), but since we have >> > the IBM-ers also wanting to announce in tandem, this makes things a bit >> > more challenging. >> > >> > Again, giving ourselves an extra day to hammer out details may work in our >> > favor, and that way I can let the IBM PR folks that we'll have the draft >> > for Monday. >> > >> > Thoughts? >> > >> > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and >> > brevity] >> > >> > ----- Reply message ----- >> > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Cc: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> > Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:51 >> > >> > On 08 Sep 2016, at 10:19, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > Thanks so much, Jan.To confirm I've understood this correctly, should we >> > be able to get all the ducks in a row vote-wise to announce this upcoming >> > Tuesday (13 September), would we be ready with things like supporting >> > testimonials?I ask because it usually takes a while for folks to get those >> > in to us. And, many of them need to see a draft of _something_ (some don't >> > care/mind either way, which is good too). >> > >> > I hadn’t considered testimonials. I’m not in a position to coordinate >> > those before we can make the call. Anyone else on [email protected] that >> > could jump in here? >> > Also, I will need to lock in the copy ~12 hours before announcing on the >> > newswire service. >> > >> > ...so Wednesday might possibly be a better option....and getting copy in >> > place before the weekend would be helpful for those not working after >> > close of business Friday (not us!) >> > >> > Based on your previous 12 hrs requirement, my thought was “start vote on a >> > Thursday, work on the PR over the weekend, send to you early Monday, >> > release Tuesday”, but if you say pre-weekend is better, we should get >> > something going soon. Anyone? :) >> > >> > Best >> > Jan >> > -- >> > >> > >> > Cheers and chat soon,Sally[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, >> > spelling/spacing errors, and brevity]----- Reply message -----From: "Jan >> > Lehnardt" <[email protected]>To: <[email protected]>, "Sally >> > Khudairi" <[email protected]>Cc: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>, >> > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRDate: >> > Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:10Sally: still on hold, sorry about that. I think we >> > can make the call tonight (EU time) whether we are in shape to start a >> > vote (and a subsequent “next Tuesday” release announcement, or if we bump >> > the whole thing by another week.I’m purposefully not working on the PR >> > before all the other bits are done, just to keep me honest to actually not >> > forget anything ;)Thank you for you patience, and let me know if we can >> > help in curb the IBM/Cloudant PR excitement ;)BestJan--On 07 Sep 2016, at >> > 22:41, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote:[ASF only]Jan? Rest of PMC? >> > Where are we at with this? The draft I started at >> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit?usp=sharing >> > remains untouched.The IBM PR team are also getting a bit itchy for >> > details, as they're planning a podcast and video blog to go out in tandem >> > with our press release. I have no details to share with them.Thanking you >> > in advance for your help with this.Warmly,Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 >> > 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi From: Sally Khudairi >> > <[email protected]> To: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]>; >> > [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> Cc: Douglas >> > S Flora <[email protected]>; Joseph Gallo <[email protected]>; James W >> > Young <[email protected]>; Joanna L Varvoutis <[email protected]>; >> > Lawrence J Weber <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 1:27 PM Subject: Re: >> > Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRThanks so much, Jan.[From the mobile; please excuse >> > top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and brevity]----- Reply message >> > -----From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]>To: >> > <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>Cc: >> > "Douglas S Flora" <[email protected]>, "Joseph Gallo" >> > <[email protected]>, "James W Young" <[email protected]>, "Joanna L >> > Varvoutis" <[email protected]>, "Lawrence J Weber" >> > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>Subject: >> > Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRDate: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 13:19Hey all,we’re not >> > likely ready to ship on Tue/6th, let’s bump the Press Release date to the >> > Tues/13th.I’ll keep you posted with the progress and a PR draft over the >> > next days.BestJan-- On 31 Aug 2016, at 23:30, Sally Khudairi >> > <[email protected]> wrote:Thanks, Joseph and Doug.I toggle between Manhattan >> > and Boston, and am happy to meet you both when our schedules ease up a bit >> > :-)I'll share the draft press release once I have content from the PMC. >> > Right now, my copy that I've shared with them isn't where they're editing >> > at present, so I, too, am on standby.With respect to a call on Friday, >> > 11AM-12Noon is great. Do let me know if you'd prefer to set it up.Warmest >> > regards,Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype >> > sallykhudairiFrom: Douglas S Flora <[email protected]>To: Joseph Gallo >> > <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: James W Young >> > <[email protected]>; Joanna L Varvoutis <[email protected]>; Lawrence J >> > Weber <[email protected]>; [email protected]; >> > [email protected]: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:48 PMSubject: Re: >> > Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi Sally, I am also available at 11am ET on Friday. >> > Side note - I am located in Boston, if you wanted to meet in person. >> > Thanks!DougDoug FloraPortfolio Marketing - Cloud Data ServicesIBM >> > AnalyticsE-mail: [email protected]: +1 617 528 1249Mobile: +1 901 >> > 289 7954 ----- Original message -----From: Joseph Gallo/New York/IBMTo: >> > Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>Cc: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, >> > James W Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna L Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, >> > Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]>Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRDate: Wed, Aug 31, >> > 2016 4:36 PM Hi Sally - I'm in IBM Communications team, focusing on the >> > analytics business (including our Analytics Platform Services team). Once >> > you have a draft of the announcement, I'd love to see it and see how we >> > can help support it (with a quote, a tweet, blog post, something).I'm >> > based in NY (so ET like you) and can talk between 11-12. Thanks! | JOSEPH >> > C. GALLOExternal Communications ManagerIBM Analytics || || Phone: >> > 917-421-8834 | Mobile: 646-588-9642E-mail: [email protected] me on: >> > | 51 Astor PlNew York, NY 10003United States |Sally Khudairi ---08/31/2016 >> > 04:04:41 PM---Thanks so much, Doug. I'm actually waiting for the >> > preliminary draft from the PMC, so I don't have aFrom: Sally Khudairi >> > <[email protected]>To: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUSCc: >> > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" >> > <[email protected]>, Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, James >> > W Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna L Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joseph >> > Gallo/New York/IBM@IBMUSDate: 08/31/2016 04:04 PMSubject: Re: Upcoming >> > CouchDB 2.0 PRThanks so much, Doug.I'm actually waiting for the >> > preliminary draft from the PMC, so I don't have anything to share just >> > yet.Having said that, we are soliciting quotes from the community, and >> > definitely welcome one from IBM! Please refer to https://s.apache.org/z9pk >> > as a resource on how our testimonials should look like.Should you wish to >> > issue a standalone "Hurrah, Apache CouchDB!" press release/blog/tweet/*, >> > that would be fantastic as well. Let's discuss to coordinate tactics and >> > further details. I'm in Boston over the next week and can call/Skype this >> > Friday between 11AM-12.30PM and 2.30-4PM.Warmly,Sally = = = = = vox +1 >> > 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi From: Douglas S Flora >> > <[email protected]>To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; >> > [email protected]; Lawrence J Weber >> > <[email protected]>; James W Young <[email protected]>; Joanna L >> > Varvoutis <[email protected]>; Joseph Gallo <[email protected]>Sent: >> > Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:58 PMSubject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi >> > Sally, I'm with the IBM Cloudant marketing team (other members copied >> > here). I wanted to reach out in regards to the forthcoming Apache CouchDB >> > 2.0 press release after Labor Day. I was hoping to find out more about >> > what the ASF is planning PR-wise. We'd be happy to make some of the >> > prominent IBM committers available for comment to the press, where >> > relevant. If you've already reached out to some of them about this, >> > apologies in advance - I just wanted to see if we could get a better of >> > idea of what is currently in plan so that we can align our own efforts and >> > editorial calendar accordingly. Additionally, we are planning to wrap the >> > CouchDB 2.0 news into an announcement blog post, and include in proactive >> > media outreach, around upcoming Cloudant product / service updates - >> > likely in late September or October. Could we set up some time to discuss >> > this with Joe Gallo (also copied here) from IBM external comms? Look >> > forward to hearing back. Best,Doug Doug FloraPortfolio Marketing - Cloud >> > Data ServicesIBM AnalyticsE-mail: [email protected]: +1 617 528 >> > 1249Mobile: +1 901 289 7954-- Professional Support for Apache >> > CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/-- Professional Support >> > for Apache CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: >> > https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> > >> > -- Professional Support for Apache >> > CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- Professional Support for Apache >> > CouchDB:https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: >> https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ >> >> >>
