Groovy Star has a nice ring to it, specially if the logo of the program links to the Groovy logo :-)
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On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 5:13 AM, Søren Berg Glasius <soe...@glasius.dk> wrote: > +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 <+45%2040%2044%2091%2088>, Skype: sbglasius > --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >
