Groovy Person of Interest? Groovy Notable Human? Contributor of Significance?
On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 4:14 AM, Søren Berg Glasius <soe...@glasius.dk> wrote: > Are we at a point where there should be put out a vote for which name to > use? There are several good ones, and a few not so good... not judging > however :D > > On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 at 11:07 Guillaume Laforge <glafo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Or even GrooVIP :-D >> >> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:20 AM, Cédric Champeau < >> cedric.champ...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I agree with Guillaume: MVP sounds "Minimal Viable Product" in my head >>> :) Anoter option: VIP ;) >>> >>> 2018-02-20 <20%2018%2002%2020> 8:32 GMT+01:00 Jennifer Strater < >>> jenn.stra...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> Although there seems to be a lot of disagreement about the name, >>>> everyone seems to be in favor of the idea. What is the next step, Paul? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 20. Feb 2018, at 07:56, Peter McNeil <pe...@mcneils.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> You're all missing the obvious "Groovy GR8" :-) >>>> >>>> On 20/02/18 11:35, Paul King wrote: >>>> >>>> Supreme Thanks Award Recognising contributions? :-) >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 7:08 AM, Kostas Saidis <sai...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My own few cents, too: >>>>> >>>>> Groovy Star, Groovy Champion, Groovy MVP all have their pros and cons. >>>>> I would suggest something along the lines of Groovy Exceptional Community >>>>> Member (Groovy ECM) or Groovy Distinguished Community Member (Groovy DCM). >>>>> New acronym, professional enough, focusing on the overall community and >>>>> not >>>>> only the language per se. >>>>> >>>>> Kostas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 19/2/2018 10:26 μμ, MG wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have never heard "MVP" = "Minimum Viable Product", so I doubt this >>>>> would pose a problem. Also do you suggest that people would actually read >>>>> "Groovy has announced its Minimum Viable Products of 2018" ? >>>>> STAR has 129 meanings as an acronym, btw, according to >>>>> https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/STAR >>>>> >>>>> On 19.02.2018 20:39, Guillaume Laforge wrote: >>>>> >>>>> For me, MVP sounds too much like Minimum Viable Product : >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 8:32 PM, MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Following the sports analogy, what about >>>>>> >>>>>> "Groovy MVPs" >>>>>> >>>>>> ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any game can have Most Valuable Players (even if only one is >>>>>> typically crowned in the US), and I think "Groovy announced its 2018 >>>>>> MVPs" >>>>>> has a nice ring to it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> mg >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 19.02.2018 12:03, Søren Berg Glasius wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I disagree with MG. >>>>>> >>>>>> A star is an object that shines, and in this case shines light on the >>>>>> Groovy language and ecosystem. Hence I think the name is both >>>>>> professional, >>>>>> and since it can be directly linked to the star in the Groovy logo I >>>>>> think >>>>>> it makes perfect sense. In sports you also have star players and in music >>>>>> (and Java) you have rock stars. That you can find examples that relates >>>>>> to >>>>>> games on Nintendo does not make a valid point IMO. The "All Stars" just >>>>>> makes it so much better - as that's what Paul, Jochen and others are . >>>>>> >>>>>> My few cents worth. >>>>>> >>>>>> /Søren >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 at 17:02 MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 18.02.2018 13:38, Eric Kinsella wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> +1up on Groovy Stars. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Get a life" ;-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But seriously, all the people one-upping "Groovy Stars" - consider >>>>>>> whether that name really sends the right professional message with >>>>>>> regards >>>>>>> to Groovy ? I am convinced it does not. >>>>>>> Managers who might decide whether Groovy can be used in a project >>>>>>> are typically conservative and sensitive to those things, and they do >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> normally follow nerd humor... (next suggestion I see coming along the >>>>>>> Stars-crossed-line, is to call Paul and Jochen "Groovy All Stars") >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As another example, it looks like "Pokemon Stars" on the Nintendo >>>>>>> Switch might become a reality: >>>>>>> http://www.techradar.com/news/pokemon-stars-all-the-latest- >>>>>>> leaks-from-the-rumored-nintendo-switch-game >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Daniel Sun <realblue...@hotmail.com >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Paul, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> “Groovy Champions” make people associate it with "Java >>>>>>>> Champions" >>>>>>>> easily. As for "Groovy Stars", it is interesting but let me >>>>>>>> associate "Song >>>>>>>> Stars" and "Kungfu Stars" easily... I wish other people would not >>>>>>>> associate >>>>>>>> as I do... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Similarly, many years ago some one suggested to name current >>>>>>>> "Grape" >>>>>>>> as "Groovy Baby", the latter is interesting but not formal... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To sum up, +1 to “Groovy Champions”. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Daniel.Sun >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Sent from: http://groovy.329449.n5.nabble.com/Groovy-Users- >>>>>>>> f329450.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> web: http://nerderg.com >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/pmcneil >>>> Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110661434396927001866 >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >
