That would be great, perhaps a link (sidebar) or page on the website incubator.apache.org/cloudstack as well?
On 04-Dec-2012, at 11:08 AM, "Kelcey Damage (BBITS)" <kel...@bbits.ca> wrote: > I think it sounds great +1 > > KELCEY DAMAGE > Infrastructure Systems Architect > www.backbonetechnology.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > kel...@bbits.ca > > address: 55 East 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1M4 > tel: +1 604 713 8560 ext:114 > fax: +1 604 605 0964 > skype: kelcey.damage > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chiradeep Vittal [mailto:chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 10:48 AM > To: CloudStack DeveloperList > Subject: Re: Marketing and a "who uses it" list > > +1 from me. > Crosspost to 'users' list perhaps? > > > On 12/3/12 11:41 PM, "Robyn Bergeron" <robyn.berge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Greetings. >> >> A quick bit of background, esp. as I'm effectively a "long time reader, >> first time poster" - I attended the collaboration conference over the >> past weekend, became involved in a discussion about ways to market an >> open source project, and subsequently volunteered myself to >> suggest/create a page that folks could contribute to that is >> essentially a "list of organizations using Apache Cloudstack." I am >> assuming the dev list is the optimal place for this discussion. >> >> In my mind, there are a few benefits to providing this information: >> * Potential users coming to the project page can see concrete examples >> of real-world usage, which inspires confidence >> * Potential developers coming to the project page can see that their >> contributions would be well-used and loved. :) >> * Press folks seeking information about project usage can see a list of >> deployments, confirming their suspicions of awesomeness. >> >> It then occurred to me that it would be useful more generally to have a >> basic Marketing wiki page. So I was bold and made a quick one, and you >> can see it, and go crazy and edit it as well: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Marketing >> >> So with the background out of the way - a few requests: >> >> * Feedback welcome - there is also a detail of "need to figure out a >> way to get things from the wiki to the webpage" WRT the user-list >> occasionally, if folks think this is generally a reasonable idea. >> (Also: I have no clue if this type of thing is kosher by ASF standards, >> so, uh, if it's not, delete >> away!) I'm not entirely certain that I can be that person, but it does >> seem like a low-volume item that could be done once a release if >> someone wanted to volunteer for that conversion/extension of list. >> * ADD INFORMATION! Preferably something you can specifically vouch for >> and feel like you have permission to do. >> ** Section for "Who uses Apache Cloudstack" >> ** Section for "How Apache Cloudstack is being used" (Presentations >> and such. I figure there may be a few of these after the past weekend!) >> * Since it's a marketing wiki page (after looking to make sure there >> wasn't one already existing - but there still may lurk duplicate info) >> - I figured some other elements might be useful: >> ** Release Announcements. I have no idea what the process is, who >> owns it, when it is due. This is useful stuff to have, esp. if the >> current owner ever wants to share duties. If someone is willing to >> fill this in, that would be awesome. >> ** What to do if someone's organization is listed and someone gets >> unhappy about that listing. Thoughts? >> ** Press people. I figure it's useful to point them somewhere, but >> not sure if there is an additional email address; I just pointed at the >> news link. >> >> Like I said - general feedback on if this is a good idea is welcome - >> I'm just being bold-wiki-person, but being woefully unfamiliar with ASF >> processes I want to make sure I'm not stepping on toes or anything. :) >> Assuming I haven't totally done said toe-stepping, I figure a useful >> next step would be to mail the users list and see if anyone on that >> list is willing to add their name to such a list. (Side bonus: Some of >> them may be adding stuff to the wiki for a first-time >> mini-contribution!) >> >> Cheers, and congrats on a well-done conference - >> >> -robyn > >
