Hi Duncan
2013/12/6 Duncan Jones <djo...@cantab.net> > On 6 December 2013 12:51, Benedikt Ritter <benerit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2013/12/6 Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> > > > >> Hi. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:26:57 +0000, Duncan Jones wrote: > >> > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> Stack Overflow allows open source projects to create a free advert to > >>> encourage participation in their project. > >>> > >> > >> This is certainly worth exploring. > > > > > > If you're willing to do this, go for it! > > > Here's an effort I knocked up just now: http://imgur.com/eTyqln6 > > Any thoughts? Not sure how we should sell ourselves... > I'd exchange "dependable" with "reliable" > > > >> > >> > >> The rules are clearly > >>> explained in the following post: > >>> > >>> http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/210389/open-source- > >>> advertising-sidebar-1h-2014. > >>> > >>> In summary, we create a 220x250 image that encourages participation in > >>> Apache Commons. We then post it as an answer to that thread and it > >>> will be served up automatically to Stack Overflow users (provided we > >>> receive enough up-votes). > >>> > >>> I'm happy to do this on behalf of Apache Commons, but I wanted feedback > >>> on: > >>> > >>> - Whether we want to do this? > >>> - Is there someone more talented who can do the image work? > >>> > >>> Last time this advertising spree was organised > >>> > >>> (http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/195823/open- > >>> source-advertising-sidebar-2h-2013) > >>> there were only 8 participants. We should get in on this. > >>> > >> > >> Another way to make the projects more visible is to edit Wikipedia > entries > >> that refer to implementations in various programming languages of the > >> concept > >> explained in the article. > >> [I mentioned this some time ago, but there were zero comment about > >> usefulness or > >> feasibility (I don't know how easy it is to become a Wikipedia editor).] > >> > > > > I think I've commented on this (or maybe I wanted to, but forgot it ;-). > My > > thoughts on this: do it! :-) Anybody can edit wikipedia pages. You don't > > even need a user account for it. There are some exceptions to this rule, > > but I don't think the pages you have in mind fall into this category. > > > > > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Gilles > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
