Heya Sally, anything you need from us at this point? Is the draft in good enough shape?
Best Jan -- > On 14 Sep 2016, at 13:41, Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> > wrote: > > Thanks, Jan. > > WRT obtaining names of organizations/users (whether to list on the press > release or to solicit testimonials), we've had some projects ask on their > respective dev/user lists. > > HTH, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <m...@jan.io> > To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2016 06:39 > > I’m done with a first pass, but this will need some more work. > > For example: do we know of any more bigger names using CouchDB that we could > list? > > The link for the PR is here: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit > > marketing@: any help appreciated <3 > > Jan > -- > > >> On 12 Sep 2016, at 21:26, Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> >> wrote: >> >> Woo-hoo! Thanks for the update, Jan. >> >> I'm on standby. >> >> Chat soon, >> Sally >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Jan Lehnardt <m...@jan.io> >> To: marketing@couchdb.apache.org; Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> >> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 3:23 PM >> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >> >> Vote's off to the races. I'll start looking at the PR tomorrow. >> >> Cheers >> Jan >> -- >> >> >>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 19:01, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> I promise you'll be the first to hear about the vote starting ;) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jan >>> -- >>>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 18:56, Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> 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" <j...@apache.org> >>>> To: "Sally Khudairi" <s...@apache.org> >>>> Cc: "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally >>>> Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> >>>> 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 <s...@apache.org> 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 <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> >>>>> To: Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org>; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; Sally >>>>> Khudairi <s...@apache.org> >>>>> 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" <j...@apache.org> >>>>> To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally Khudairi" <s...@apache.org> >>>>> 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 <s...@apache.org> 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 <j...@apache.org> >>>>>> To: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> >>>>>> Cc: "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" <marketing@couchdb.apache.org> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 1:02 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:15, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> 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 <j...@apache.org> >>>>>> To: marketing@couchdb.apache.org >>>>>> Cc: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org>; "pr...@apache.org" >>>>>> <pr...@apache.org> >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> 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" <j...@apache.org> >>>>>> To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org> >>>>>> Cc: "Sally Khudairi" <s...@apache.org>, "pr...@apache.org" >>>>>> <pr...@apache.org> >>>>>> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR >>>>>> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:51 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 10:19, Sally Khudairi >>>>>> <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> 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 marketing@c.a.o 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" <j...@apache.org>To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally >>>>>> Khudairi" <s...@apache.org>Cc: "Sally Khudairi" >>>>>> <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com>, "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org>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 >>>>>> <s...@apache.org> 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 <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> To: Jan Lehnardt >>>>>> <j...@apache.org>; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; Sally Khudairi >>>>>> <s...@apache.org> Cc: Douglas S Flora <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>; Joseph Gallo >>>>>> <jga...@us.ibm.com>; James W Young <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L >>>>>> Varvoutis <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; Lawrence J Weber >>>>>> <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> 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" <j...@apache.org>To: <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, "Sally >>>>>> Khudairi" <s...@apache.org>Cc: "Douglas S Flora" <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>, >>>>>> "Joseph Gallo" <jga...@us.ibm.com>, "James W Young" >>>>>> <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>, "Joanna L Varvoutis" <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>, >>>>>> "Lawrence J Weber" <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>, "pr...@apache.org" >>>>>> <pr...@apache.org>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 <s...@apache.org> 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 >>>>>> <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>To: Joseph Gallo <jga...@us.ibm.com>; >>>>>> s...@apache.org Cc: James W Young <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L >>>>>> Varvoutis <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; Lawrence J Weber >>>>>> <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; >>>>>> press@apache.orgSent: 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: dsfl...@us.ibm.comOffice: +1 617 528 >>>>>> 1249Mobile: +1 901 289 7954 ----- Original message -----From: Joseph >>>>>> Gallo/New York/IBMTo: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org>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, >>>>>> "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, >>>>>> "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org>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: jga...@us.ibm.comFind 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 >>>>>> <s...@apache.org>To: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUSCc: >>>>>> "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org>, "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" >>>>>> <marketing@couchdb.apache.org>, 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 <dsfl...@us.ibm.com>To: >>>>>> s...@apache.org Cc: pr...@apache.org; marketing@couchdb.apache.org; >>>>>> Lawrence J Weber <lawrence.we...@us.ibm.com>; James W Young >>>>>> <jwyo...@us.ibm.com>; Joanna L Varvoutis <jlvar...@us.ibm.com>; Joseph >>>>>> Gallo <jga...@us.ibm.com>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. 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