Just one note, the mascot will not stick forever :), means that we can change it later if the community wants, this happens oftenly when podlings are preparing for graduation
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Peder Ulander <ulan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Matt, Mohammad and David - great suggestions. 30 days seems more > reasonable to get input and creative from the community. I'll work to get > a wiki set up and broad outreach to get the word out for participation. > Perhaps we can wrap this up in time for OSCON and do something fun to > celebrate a new mascot. > > -peder > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din < > nour.moham...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > +1 on both what David and Matt said > > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Matt Hogstrom <m...@hogstrom.org> > wrote: > > > > > David is right. The PPMC is really only there to make sure that > Apache's > > > interests and obligations are met. They do not really "Control" the > > > project in as much as make sure things that need to be done (like > filing > > > reports, dealing with trademark, legal issues). A sign of a healthy > > > community is communicate on the list and just do it. > > > > > > In this case, your advocating for a logo / mascot ... +1, great idea. > > > > > > At this point, the Citrix folks (no offense) really don't have a lot to > > do > > > with it inasmuch as the Apache CloudStack product does. So, the only > > > process at this point is see if anyone has an objection (so far it > > doesn't > > > sound like it). I'd suggest making a Wiki page where people can post > > their > > > ideas. Pick an end date, I suggest 30 days, post and wait. > > > > > > At the end of the 30-days take a community vote and the logo with the > > most > > > votes wins :) > > > > > > When Citrix donated to the code to Apache and the community was formed > it > > > is the community that gets to decide the fate, good or bad, on its own > > > > > > Matt Hogstrom > > > m...@hogstrom.org > > > > > > A Day Without Nuclear Fusion Is a Day Without Sunshine > > > > > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:49 PM, David Nalley wrote: > > > > > > >> · “Call for Submissions” to be sent out to cloudstack-dev as > > > soon > > > >> as the PPMC approves this proposal > > > > > > > > > > > > Speaking only for myself - I don't think you need PPMC permission to > > > > move forward with this idea - I'd of course suggest ensuring a > > > > community consensus, making sure folks are well informed, etc. but > > > > otherwise, just go get things done. You shouldn't need to get > approval > > > > and annointing to start getting things done IMO, especially when > > > > 'getting things done' means soliciting ideas on this list. Obviously > > > > final decisions around identity and trademarks have a legal component > > > > and that would be the responsibility of the PPMC. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks > > - Mohammad Nour > > ---- > > "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep > moving" > > - Albert Einstein > > > -- Thanks - Mohammad Nour ---- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein
