Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
David Reid wrote: file://www.apache.org/foundation/members.html I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this example. - ben With a few notable exceptions, for example: http://www.apache.org/~fielding/ http://www.apa

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: it looks like several issues are getting conflated again. 1. should people be permitted to have/publish *.apache.org/~name pages? 2. should they follow any sort of guidelines? 3. should there be a list of them? 4. should a list be mandatory or opt-in only? 5. is it an

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
--On Sunday, December 1, 2002 6:01 PM -0500 Rodent of Unusual Size <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 5. is it an all-or-nothing proposition (everyone has them or no-one does)? -1. someone tries to force its opinion on me about how i may choose to express myself and describe my participation in the asf,

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Victor J. Orlikowski wrote: Apache is about two things, as I see it: primarily, software and, as a consequence of that software, people. I see it exactly the other way around. Great communities always create great software. The opposite is not always true (see sourceforge

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Sam Ruby wrote: My opinions exactly match Ken's below. Same here. - Sam Ruby Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: it looks like several issues are getting conflated again. 1. should people be permitted to have/publish *.apache.org/~name pages? 2. should they follow any sort of guidelines? 3. should there

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread David Reid
> it looks like several issues are getting conflated again. Big suprise. > 1. should people be permitted to have/publish *.apache.org/~name pages? > 2. should they follow any sort of guidelines? > 3. should there be a list of them? > 4. should a list be mandatory or opt-in only? > 5. is it an all

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread David Reid
> On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 05:50 PM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > > Sam Ruby wrote: > >> Ben Hyde wrote: > file://www.apache.org/foundation/members.html > >>> > >>> I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were > >>> hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case wi

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 05:50 PM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Sam Ruby wrote: Ben Hyde wrote: //www.apache.org/foundation/members.html I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this example. - ben With a few notabl

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
My opinions exactly match Ken's below. - Sam Ruby Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: it looks like several issues are getting conflated again. 1. should people be permitted to have/publish *.apache.org/~name pages? 2. should they follow any sort of guidelines? 3. should there be a list of them? 4. shoul

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
I've attempted to enumerate some of my concerns about a suite of community pages. I gather that people see benefit in such pages. I want to be clear that I'm note deaf to those arguments, just unconvinced of those benefits. On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 04:39 PM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Th

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
it looks like several issues are getting conflated again. 1. should people be permitted to have/publish *.apache.org/~name pages? 2. should they follow any sort of guidelines? 3. should there be a list of them? 4. should a list be mandatory or opt-in only? 5. is it an all-or-nothing proposition (e

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Victor J. Orlikowski wrote: Apache is about two things, as I see it: primarily, software and, as a consequence of that software, people. I see it exactly the other way around. Great communities always create great software. The opposite is not always true (see sourceforge). -- Stefano Mazzocchi

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Sam Ruby wrote: Ben Hyde wrote: //www.apache.org/foundation/members.html I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this example. - ben With a few notable exceptions, for example: http://www.apache.org/~fielding/ or h

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Ben Hyde wrote: On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 04:28 PM, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: Wow.. I really do feel like I'm at the Congress of Vienna. huh? (and yes I know what the congress of vienna was). conservatives sat on the left and the more liberal sat on the left (hence where the terms "right" an

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Victor J. Orlikowski
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 03:13:26PM -0600, B. W. Fitzpatrick wrote: > I think you're missing the point here. Regardless of the verbiage > used, if this whole community thing comes to fruition, it becomes a de > facto representation of the face of the Apache community. > Indeed - all projects wit

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
Ben Hyde wrote: I'm concerned that a few highly vocal members might generate the impression that the foundation is taking positions that it's not. I would be much more concerned about committers having @apache.org mailing list addresses. I hope people aren't using except when they are acting in a

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Ben Hyde wrote: //www.apache.org/foundation/members.html I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this example. - ben With a few notable exceptions, for example: http://www.apache.org/~fielding/ - Sam Ruby

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 04:28 PM, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: Wow.. I really do feel like I'm at the Congress of Vienna. huh? (and yes I know what the congress of vienna was). It keeps coming back down to this: open (we sit on the left) closed (you sit on the right) and it really keeps being

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Ben Hyde wrote: > > //www.apache.org/foundation/members.html > > I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were > hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this > example. - ben But then again - I am quite happy with the ~dirkx usage for unoff

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
//www.apache.org/foundation/members.html I'd be more comfortable if the individual committer pages were hosted outside the apache.org domain, as is the case with this example. - ben

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Sander Striker wrote: From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 December 2002 16:34 Yeah.. I'm confused...what does ANY of the issues brought up have to do with creating the dns entry? It seems some folks are voting/debating the home directories themselves. Those are already th

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Sam Ruby wrote: Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: I would like to propose the creation of such a virtual host so that all apache homepages will be hosted at http://community.apache.org/~name That page should be hosted on your "public_html" directory on your cvs.apache.org account (all committers have on

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Ben Hyde wrote: On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 06:04 AM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Ben Hyde wrote: 'community.apache.org' web site. -1 Uh, thanks Ben. That helped a lot understanding the reasons behind your negative vote. My prior post regarding this enthusiasm follows... Ok, cool. See my commen

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
I think you're missing the point here. Regardless of the verbiage used, if this whole community thing comes to fruition, it becomes a de facto representation of the face of the Apache community. FWIW, I'm -1 on the whole thing. I'm here to help grow a community around open-source software, not a

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Sander Striker wrote: Which is simply not the case if not all committers and members are represented on there. Here is an effort that I made last year http://cvs.apache.org/~rubys/ Here is much move visually appealing and more maintained version: http://www.apache.org/~jim/committers.html Would

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Ben Hyde wrote: I'm concerned that a few highly vocal members might generate the impression that the foundation is taking positions that it's not. I would be much more concerned about committers having @apache.org mailing list addresses. - Sam Ruby

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread B. W. Fitzpatrick
"Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >"These are the homepages and voices of the Apache Community. These > >pages represent the committers and members of the Apache Software > >Foundation." > > > >Which is simply not the case if not all committers and members are represent > ed > >o

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
--On Sunday, December 1, 2002 1:53 PM -0500 Rodent of Unusual Size <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ick to what? its existence, or the format? :-) Its existence and the fact that Andy is on a campaign to get Google to pick up on it. -- justin

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
"These are the homepages and voices of the Apache Community. These pages represent the committers and members of the Apache Software Foundation." Which is simply not the case if not all committers and members are represented on there. Lets find a nit and pick it. "These are the homepages a

RE: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sander Striker
> From: Rodent of Unusual Size [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 December 2002 19:43 > Sander Striker wrote: >> >>> http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and >>> certainly transformable into a more 'official' process. >> >> Should've seen that one comming. However, you h

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
André Malo wrote: > > yep. But I don't understand the general problem. What about a simple > > > ServerName community.apache.org > Userdir community > # or similar > > > instead of the weird dot files, subdirs of public_html, redirects etc?! that works iff you know someone's username on

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread André Malo
* Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > considering that.. making this an opt-in by checking for a .publish file > might be a better approach. that way, anyone who wants to be listed > has to take an explicit step to make it happen, rather than being listed > without necessarily even knowing about it.

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > > --On Sunday, December 1, 2002 12:55 PM -0500 Rodent of Unusual Size > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and > > certainly transformable into a more 'official' process. > > Oh, ick. -- justin ick to what? it

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
"Andrew C. Oliver" wrote: > > If Ken puts a little more description on the page, the keywords should > get picked up by google. My blog seems to be well regarded by google. i'd rather address the issue of those people who use their directories for non-about-me stuff first.. there. anyone who *d

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Sander Striker wrote: > > > http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and > > certainly transformable into a more 'official' process. > > Should've seen that one comming. However, you have to know what to > look for to find ~coar/people.html, on icarus nonetheless. It isn't > l

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
--On Sunday, December 1, 2002 12:55 PM -0500 Rodent of Unusual Size <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sander Striker wrote: Right now the homepages aren't linked to from anywhere and certainly not promoted. http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and certainly transformable into a mor

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
I'll see what I can do about that :-) How about now: http://www.freeroller.net/page/acoliver/20021201#people_at_apache If Ken puts a little more description on the page, the keywords should get picked up by google. My blog seems to be well regarded by google. Ken I suggest some

RE: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sander Striker
> From: Rodent of Unusual Size [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 December 2002 18:56 > Sander Striker wrote: >> >> Right now the homepages aren't linked to from anywhere and certainly >> not promoted. > > http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and > certainly transformable

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Sander Striker wrote: > > Right now the homepages aren't linked to from anywhere and certainly > not promoted. http://cvs.apache.org/~coar/people.html>, updated nightly, and certainly transformable into a more 'official' process.

RE: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sander Striker
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 December 2002 16:34 > Yeah.. I'm confused...what does ANY of the issues brought up have to do > with creating the dns entry? It seems some folks are voting/debating > the home directories themselves. Those are already there and I as

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Yeah.. I'm confused...what does ANY of the issues brought up have to do with creating the dns entry? It seems some folks are voting/debating the home directories themselves. Those are already there and I assume that decision was already made. I suppose you could propose they be shut down, bu

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Ben Hyde
On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 06:04 AM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: Ben Hyde wrote: 'community.apache.org' web site. -1 Uh, thanks Ben. That helped a lot understanding the reasons behind your negative vote. My prior post regarding this enthusiasm follows... Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mailing-

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Sam Ruby wrote: Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: I would like to propose the creation of such a virtual host so that all apache homepages will be hosted at http://community.apache.org/~name That page should be hosted on your "public_html" directory on your cvs.apache.org account (all committers have on

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: I would like to propose the creation of such a virtual host so that all apache homepages will be hosted at http://community.apache.org/~name That page should be hosted on your "public_html" directory on your cvs.apache.org account (all committers have one, unlike www.ap

Re: [proposal] creation of communitity.apache.org

2002-12-01 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Ben Hyde wrote: 'community.apache.org' web site. -1 Uh, thanks Ben. That helped a lot understanding the reasons behind your negative vote. Several things were put on the table: 1) potential non-asf-ralated material 2) content imposition 3) fact -> vote 4) -1 without reason 5) automatic redir