On 6 December 2013 14:11, Duncan Jones <djo...@cantab.net> wrote: > 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...
That logo is for the ASF, not Commons. I don't think that it is permissible to use the logo in that way. I think this should be run past Trademarks and/or Press. > >>> >>> >>> 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
