Not cold water...actually a good thing as far as marketing goes. Si's suggestion earlier about blog write ups was very good. We need more coordinated efforts ready to go if/when the ASF votes in favor in order to get the greatest exposure and grow our community even more. A few things that may help for a marketing push:
1) A clear, concise write up announcement that can be submitted to digg.com and the community can digg up. 2) A fast motion video of the demo in action. 3) Have we identified anything specifically that needs completion for a binary official release? I get the feeling that a graduation date snapshot (or a few days before RCs) of sorts would be sufficient at this point. any other ideas? --- Jacopo Cappellato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I really wouldn't be the one who pours cold water on > this thread but I > think it's worth considering that it's really too > early to say that > OFBiz is in the Apache Software Foundation. > The successful vote was the one done in Incubator > and simply means that > the Incubator guys think OFBiz is ready for becoming > an official Apache > project. > The resolution that is copied in the first message > of this thread (that > has been sent from the Incubator PMC to the Apache > Software Foundation's > Board yesterday) will be (hopefully) discussed and > voted during the next > meeting of the Apache Board (scheduled for December, > 20): if the Apache > Board will approve the proposed resolution then > OFBiz will be officially > in the Foundation. > > That said, it's really great to see all this > interest for the OFBiz > project, thanks to all of you. > > Jacopo > > Alex D. Fleming wrote: > > Hey, > > > > Its very great news for all of us. > > I thank to all the contributor involved in Apache > Ofbiz specially > > David,Si,Jacopo,Jacques. > > > > And the special thank to "Jacopo" for his > excellent performance in the > > Incubation Process. > > I have noticed his working with Ofbiz till late > night ......... :) > > > > All the best of Luck "Apache Ofbiz and all". > > > > On 12/1/06, David Welton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hello, since this hasn't been posted by anyone > else, I thought I would > >> help move it along. > >> > >> The vote is recorded here: > >> > >> > >> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200611.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > >> > >> This was also voted on here: > >> > >> > >> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-ofbiz-dev/200611.mbox/thread?4 > > >> > >> > >> These guys have worked long and diligently for > this to come about, and > >> I wish them all the best at the ASF. > >> > >> ================================== > >> WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in > the best > >> interests of the Foundation and consistent with > the > >> Foundation's purpose to establish a Project > Management > >> Committee charged with the creation and > maintenance of > >> open-source software related to enterprise > automation, for > >> distribution at no charge to the public. > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project > Management > >> Committee (PMC), to be known as the "The Apache > Open For > >> Business Project" (also known as "Apache OFBiz"), > be and > >> hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; > >> and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that The Apache Open For Business > Project be and > >> hereby is responsible for the creation and > maintenance of > >> a software project related to generic enterprise > information > >> automation such as enterprise resource planning, > customer > >> relationship management, materials requirements > planning, > >> enterprise asset management, enterprise content > management > >> and electronic commerce that can be used as a > basis for > >> custom solutions, industry specific products, and > other > >> higher level systems. > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, > Open For > >> Business" be and hereby is created, the person > holding such > >> office to serve at the direction of the Board of > Directors as > >> the chair of The Apache Open For Business > Project, and to have > >> primary responsibility for management of the > projects within > >> the scope of responsibility of The Apache Open > For Business > >> Project; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately > below be and > >> hereby are appointed to serve as the initial > members of The > >> Apache Open For Business Project: > >> > >> * David E. Jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Jacopo Cappellato ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Si Chen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Andy Zeneski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Hans Bakker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Al Byers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * Yoav Shapira ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> * David Welton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that > David E. Jones be > >> and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice > President, Open > >> For Business, to serve in accordance with and > subject to the > >> direction of the Board of Directors and the > Bylaws of the > >> Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, > removal or > >> disqualification, or until a successor is > appointed; and be it > >> further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Open For > Business Project be > >> and hereby is tasked with the migration and > rationalization of > >> the Apache Incubator Open For Business podling; > and be it > >> further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to > the Apache > >> Incubator Open For Business podling encumbered > upon the Apache > >> Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. > >> ============== > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> David N. Welton > >> - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ > >> > >> Linux, Open Source Consulting > >> - http://www.dedasys.com/ > >> > > > > > > > > >
