On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 20:37, Gary C Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tomeu, > > On 20 Dec 2009, at 19:31, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 17:54, Sean DALY <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Many thanks Luke, a good catch as developers are difficult to reach >>> >>> in fact I've been thinking of placing such an ad with the Ad Bard >>> network after our December free run for Blueberry is done - they cycle >>> ads on dev-oriented sites >>> >>> Before we ask the designers to work on this, we need to decide what to write >>> >>> Should we seek Activity, or platform devs? >> >> Maybe first activities? Makes an easier start. Python or gtk+ >> experience should be enough. >> >>> Tomeu, what do you think a developer would react to? >> >> Something like "Got Python? Change the world!"? Not sure how much room >> we have. Also, developers are a quite heterogeneous bunch when it >> comes to motivation, can we target a defined profile? >> >>> e.g.: >>> <sugar labs logo> >>> Nonprofit volunteer org seeks talented developers interested in >>> improving the lives of Sugar's second million children. Join us! >>> <URL join.sugarlabs.org> >> >> Sounds pretty good, a reference to concrete technologies as python and >> gtk are may help, because developers tend to group around the >> technologies they use and like. > > Just a FWIW: gtk was a pain word and kept me away from tinkering for some > time, "Hey Python, fab; oh hell GTK+, not another random GUI toolkit to > learn." > > But then again, I don't really consider myself an OSS developer so am likely > an outlier.
Good to know, I'm not sure if OSS people hang around in StackOverflow. Regards, Tomeu > Regards, > --Gary > >> Regards, >> >> Tomeu >> >>> thanks >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Luke Faraone <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> StackOverflow, a popular programmer Q/A site, is soliciting adverts from >>>> FOSS projects looking for developers. >>>> >>>> Does anybody have some spare time to whip up a 220px by 220px image? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Luke Faraone >>>> http://luke.faraone.cc >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Marketing mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Marketing mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David >> Farning >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > -- «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David Farning _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing
