+1 for the proposal and +1 for "Groovy Stars" On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Paul King <pa...@asert.com.au> wrote:
> I don't mind "Groovy Stars" as a name! > > Of course it begs the question "Star trek" or "Star Wars" - the long > journey > of programming language design vs the language wars! :-) > > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Dierk König <dierk.koe...@canoo.com> > wrote: > >> I’m all for honoring contributions to the language/ecosystem/community. >> Given our logo, „Groovy Star“ comes to mind :-) >> >> Cheers >> Dierk >> >> sent from:mobile >> >> Am 13.02.2018 um 12:29 schrieb Paolo Di Tommaso < >> paolo.ditomm...@gmail.com>: >> >> It sound a nice idea also to promote the visibility of the groovy >> community. >> >> >> p >> >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Søren Berg Glasius <soe...@glasius.dk> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm definitely +1 >>> >>> It is always important to recognize and encourage the ones making a >>> difference to the community. >>> >>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 11:32 Schalk Cronjé <ysb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> That's a +1 from me for the concep. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/02/2018 10:58, Paul King wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Hi everyone, >>>> > >>>> > A few of us have had various discussions (in fact over many years) >>>> > about having a recognition scheme similar to Java Champions, >>>> > perhaps called "Groovy Champions" or "Apache Groovy Champions" >>>> > or something else entirely if we think of a better name. >>>> > >>>> > I think the idea has always been to recognize contribution within the >>>> > whole Groovy ecosystem not just the Apache Groovy project. The many >>>> > tens of projects within the ecosystem are often where many ideas come >>>> > from for the project's future evolution and also where future >>>> contributors >>>> > may arise. And in any case, Groovy has always been about making >>>> > coding productive and fun and we should celebrate that widely! >>>> > >>>> > There are various questions to ask like should such a scheme >>>> > be formally coordinated by the project/by Apache or should it be run >>>> as a >>>> > community-driven unsanctioned activity and if so what guidelines >>>> should >>>> > be in place. Also, there are many details like how will the scheme >>>> > operate? >>>> > How are new members elected? Is it a lifetime recognition or is there >>>> > an "emeritus" status? And so forth. Java Champions vote themselves >>>> > on new champions and the recognition has a lifetime status for >>>> instance. >>>> > if we progress this idea, we'd need to make that all clear but that >>>> isn't >>>> > the purpose of this email - we need to first decide if we like the >>>> idea. >>>> > >>>> > Even if we like the idea, there are still some hurdles to step >>>> through. >>>> > We've already sought some informal feedback from other parts of >>>> > Apache and other projects within the Groovy Ecosystem and we'll >>>> > likely need further discussions. We want something that embraces >>>> > the whole community but fits in with Apache project governance >>>> > around trademarks/branding. >>>> > >>>> > So, the first question is: are we as a project in favor of such a >>>> scheme? >>>> > >>>> > Cheers, Paul. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Schalk W. Cronjé >>>> Twitter / Ello / Toeter : @ysb33r >>>> >>>> -- >>> Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, >>> Søren Berg Glasius >>> >>> Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark >>> Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88 <+45%2040%2044%2091%2088>, Skype: sbglasius >>> --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >>> >> >> >
