Thanks, Drew. Actually, the official link is http://www.youtube.com/user/TheApacheFoundation
We had a problem with YouTube allowing us to register the "The Apache Software Foundation" for some reason (we must have tried at least 5 times to no avail), so we went ahead with "The Apache Foundation". None of the other links are officially related to us. HTH, Sally = = = = = Boston +1 617 921 8656 New York +1 917 725 2133 London +44 (0) 20 3239 9686 skype sallykhudairi ----- Original Message ----- > From: drew <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 16:10 > Subject: Re: YouTube Channel for Apache? > > On Wed, 2012-02-22 at 15:06 -0500, Rob Weir wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Well it seems like a good idea. For doing this on ASF level I think it > is >> > up to each PMC if they can/want to do this or not whether through > using >> > YouTube or any similar provider. >> > >> >> Right. I think the only side consideration was that if there was an >> ASF-level account, through their special program for 501(c)(3) >> nonprofits, then that enables additional capabilities and >> opportunities for exposure. It would still be up to individual PMC's >> to create/publish their videos, but we'd be able to avail ourselves of >> the other special features. >> >> But maybe it is not worth the trouble. I just thought I'd mention >> it, since I had not seen this Youtube non-profit membership thing >> before. > > Well, first - here is the Apache channel (at least I believe it is the > official channel) > > http://www.youtube.com/user/TheApacheWay/ > > So - that has a rather generic tone I'd say - though there is not a lot > of content to go on - meaning it isn't really focused to tutorials and > such IMO. > > However one could create a group under that account, that could then > have such a focus. > > //drew > > >> >> -Rob >> >> > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> > wrote: >> > >> >> I was thinking of starting up a Youtube channel for Apache > OpenOffice, >> >> where we could post short videos, demos, tutorials, etc. While >> >> investigating how this could be done I came across the following > page >> >> that describes how a registered non-profit can set up a special > kind >> >> of YouTube Channel, with increased upload capabilities, as well as >> >> other benefits. >> >> >> >> Aside from benefits related to YouTube, this program also gives > free >> >> AdWords, etc. As a registered 501(c)(3), ASF is eligible for this >> >> program. >> >> >> >> See: http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits >> >> >> >> Is there any interest in doing this at the ASF level? >> >> >> >> -Rob >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks >> > - Mohammad Nour >> > ---- >> > "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must > keep moving" >> > - Albert Einstein >> >
