Of course +1000 to the idea :) 2018-02-14 4:39 GMT+01:00 Andres Almiray <aalmi...@gmail.com>:
> Groovy Star has a nice ring to it, specially if the logo of the program > links to the Groovy logo :-) > > ------------------------------------------- > Java Champion; Groovy Enthusiast > JCP EC Associate Seat > http://andresalmiray.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/aalmiray > -- > What goes up, must come down. Ask any system administrator. > There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, > and those who don't. > To understand recursion, we must first understand recursion. > > 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. >> > >
