+1 on the name! I think it's cool to differentiate the Groovy award from other awards like Java Rock-stars and Java Champions, Grails Rock-stars, and more!
On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 14:09 Guillaume Laforge <glafo...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's funny, I think we didn't think about "stars" in our previous > conversations, and I must say I quite like it, and it makes sense > considering our logo :-D > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Jennifer Strater <jenn.stra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> +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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Guillaume Laforge > Apache Groovy committer & PMC Vice-President > Developer Advocate @ Google Cloud Platform > > Blog: http://glaforge.appspot.com/ > Social: @glaforge <http://twitter.com/glaforge> / Google+ > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114130972232398734985/posts> > -- Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, Søren Berg Glasius Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88, Skype: sbglasius --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes.
