Hello everyone, @Konstantin Knauf <konstan...@ververica.com> - yes, you are correct. Between steps 1 and 2 though, the open source organization, in this case Flink, has to be selected by SoD as one of the participating orgs *fingers crossed*.
One tip about organizing ideas is that you want to communicate potential projects to the tech writers that are applying. Just make sure the scope of the project is clear to them. The SoD wants to set up the tech writers for success by making sure the work can be done in the allotted time. Hope it helps. Aizhamal On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 7:37 AM Konstantin Knauf <konstan...@ververica.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I read through the SoD documentation again, and now I think, it would > actually make sense to split (1) up into multiple project ideas. Let me > summarize the overall process: > > 1. We create & publish a list of project ideas, e.g. in a blog post. (This > can be any number of ideas.) > 2. Potential technical writers look at our list of ideas and sent a > proposal for a particular project to Google. During that time they can > reach out to us for clarification. > 3. Google forwards all proposals for our project ideas to us and we sent > back a prioritized list of proposals, which we would like to accept. > 4. Of all these proposals, Google accepts 50 proposals for SoD 2019. Per > organization Google will only accept a maximum of two proposals. > > @Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy <aizha...@google.com> Please correct me! > > For me this means we should splits this up in a way, that each project is > a) still relevant in September b) makes sense as a 3 month project. Based > on the ideas we have right now these could for example be: > > (I) Rework/Extract/Improve the documentation of stream processing concepts > (II) Improve & extend Apache Flink's documentation for deployment, > operations (incl. configuration) > (III) Add documentation for Flink internals > (IV) Rework Table API / SQL documentation > > We would then get proposals potentially for all of these topics and could > decide which of these proposals, we would sent back to Google. My feeling > is that a technical writer could easily spent three months on any of these > projects. What do others think? Any other project ideas? > > Cheers, > > Konstantin > > > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 1:47 PM Jark Wu <imj...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm fine with only preparing the first proposal. I think it's reasonable >> because the first proposal is more attractive >> and maybe there is not enough Chinese writer. We can focus on one project >> to come up with a concrete and >> attractive project plan. >> >> One possible subproject could be rework Table SQL docs. >> (1). Improve concepts in Table SQL. >> (2). A more detailed introduction of built-in functions, currently we only >> have a simple explanation for each function. >> We should add more descriptions, especially more concrete examples, >> and maybe some notes. We can take >> MySQL doc [1] as a reference. >> (3). As Flink SQL is evolving rapidly and features from Blink is being >> merged, for example, SQL DDL, Hive integration, >> Python Table API, Interactive Programing, SQL optimization and >> tuning, etc... We can redesign the doc structure of >> Table SQL in a higher vision. >> >> Cheers, >> Jark >> >> [1]: >> https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-functions.html#function_bin >> >> >> >> On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 18:19, jincheng sun <sunjincheng...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I am honored to have the opportunity to do a second organization >> > administrator‘s works! >> > >> > It seems that one project and multiple projects have their own >> advantages. >> > >> > My understanding is that even if we only have one project, we also can >> have >> > multiple mentors and recruit enough writers. >> > >> > Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> 于2019年4月12日周五 下午5:57写道: >> > >> > > Yes, I think we would get at most one project accepted. >> > > Having all options in a rather generic proposal gives us the most >> > > flexibility to decide what to work on once the proposal is accepted. >> > > On the other hand, a more concrete proposal might look more attractive >> > for >> > > candidates. >> > > I'm fine either way, but my gut feeling is that a well scoped proposal >> > > gives better changes of finding a writer (which might be the biggest >> > > challenge). >> > > >> > > Am Fr., 12. Apr. 2019 um 11:39 Uhr schrieb Stephan Ewen < >> > se...@apache.org >> > > >: >> > > >> > > > I would suggest to make one proposal and have the subsections only >> in >> > the >> > > > project plan. >> > > > My understanding is that we need to indicate priorities between >> > proposals >> > > > and might get only one, so it would be good to not subdivide. >> > > > >> > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 9:58 AM Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hi everyone, >> > > > > >> > > > > I think we can split the first project that Stephan proposed into >> > > smaller >> > > > > ones: >> > > > > >> > > > > > (1) Create or rework setup / tutorials / concepts docs >> > > > > > (2) Complete (or advance) the Chinese translation >> > > > > >> > > > > 1.1 Improving (extracting) the documentation of stream processing >> > > > concepts: >> > > > > Event-time, Timers, State, State Backends, Checkpointing, >> Savepoints >> > > > > Right now, the relevant information is scattered across several >> pages >> > > and >> > > > > mixed with the implementation / APIs / configuration options. >> > > > > >> > > > > 1.2 Improving & extending the documentation of deployments >> > > > > >> > > > > 1.3 Adding documentation in the internals: Distributed >> architecture, >> > > > > recovery, operators, job translation, execution, etc. >> > > > > This documentation would be targeted to Flink developers. >> > > > > >> > > > > I thought again about the idea of improving the tutorials, and >> I'm no >> > > > > longer sure if this would fit SoD well. >> > > > > The reason is that creating good tutorials requires a good >> portion of >> > > > > coding / configuration (creating Docker images, example programs, >> > > etc.). >> > > > > Also I'd like to start improving the situation of tutorials >> earlier >> > > than >> > > > > September. >> > > > > >> > > > > What do others think? >> > > > > >> > > > > Cheers, Fabian >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > Am Fr., 12. Apr. 2019 um 04:29 Uhr schrieb Jark Wu < >> imj...@gmail.com >> > >: >> > > > > >> > > > > > Hi Konstantin, Ken, >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I agree that Chinese documentation is mainly a translation. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Does anyone from the Blink team have input on whether there >> is >> > > > > existing, >> > > > > > original Chinese documentation which should be translated to >> > English? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > There is a public Blink documentation [1] which is English. >> > > > > > We have a Blink Chinese documentation in internal, but I think >> we >> > > need >> > > > to >> > > > > > rewrite it in English and restructure it when contributing >> Blink to >> > > > > Flink. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Regarding the Chinese translation project, I agree with Ken's >> > > opinion. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > From the point of my translation experience, translation is a >> work >> > > that >> > > > > > need to understand the original English sentence correctly and >> then >> > > > > express >> > > > > > it in Chinese in an easily understandable way. This is not a >> simple >> > > > work >> > > > > > that translate word by word. The one we need is not a >> "professional >> > > > > > translator", >> > > > > > but a "technical writer who are familiar with both languages". >> I >> > > also >> > > > > > agree that the writer who write the initial documentation has >> the >> > > > better >> > > > > > ability than >> > > > > > translator to distill complex technical concepts. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > [1]: https://flink-china.org/doc/blink >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 02:40, Ken Krugler < >> > > kkrugler_li...@transpac.com >> > > > > >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hi Konstantin, >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Comments inline below… >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > — Ken >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Konstantin Knauf < >> > > > > > konstan...@ververica.com> >> > > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Hi everyone, >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > I will start going through the registration process tomorrow >> > > (CET). >> > > > > > > > Jincheng (cc) reached out to me directly and offered to be >> the >> > > > second >> > > > > > > > organization administrator. So, we are all set in that >> regard. >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > In terms of mentors, we now have >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > * myself >> > > > > > > > * Fabian >> > > > > > > > * David >> > > > > > > > * Stephan >> > > > > > > > * Jark (Chinese Translation) >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Regarding the Chinese translation project, it is probably a >> > > > question >> > > > > of >> > > > > > > how >> > > > > > > > independent the Chinese version is supposed to be. If the >> > English >> > > > > > > > documentation is the ground-truth and the Chinese >> documentation >> > > is >> > > > > > > (mainly) >> > > > > > > > a translation, I agree with Stefan. If the Chinese >> > documentation >> > > is >> > > > > > > > supposed to become an independent secondary documentation, >> it >> > > could >> > > > > be >> > > > > > a >> > > > > > > > project for a technical writer as well. Has this questions >> > > already >> > > > > been >> > > > > > > > discussed in the community? >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > My understanding is that the Chinese documentation is going to >> > > mostly >> > > > > be >> > > > > > a >> > > > > > > translation of the English versions. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Though perhaps, with all of the Blink integration going on, >> the >> > > > inverse >> > > > > > > could also be true. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Does anyone from the Blink team have input on whether there is >> > > > > existing, >> > > > > > > original Chinese documentation which should be translated to >> > > English? >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 11:34 AM Stephan Ewen < >> > se...@apache.org> >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> So we have two ideas for docs projects now: >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> (1) Create or rework setup / tutorials / concepts docs >> > > > > > > >> (2) Complete (or advance) the Chinese translation >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> Should we apply for both (and let the SoD committee select >> > > > whichever >> > > > > > > they >> > > > > > > >> want to sponsor) or select one of them? >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> For project (2), this sounds to me more like a project for >> a >> > > > > > > "translator", >> > > > > > > >> not a "technical writer". As far as I understand it, the >> big >> > > > benefit >> > > > > > of >> > > > > > > >> having a technical writer is to have someone who can >> describe >> > > > > > > complicated >> > > > > > > >> technical concepts (that engineers describe in complicated >> > > > language) >> > > > > > in >> > > > > > > an >> > > > > > > >> easily understandable way. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Actually a good Chinese translation of the technical docs >> > requires >> > > > > > someone >> > > > > > > with many of the same skills. In order for the translation to >> be >> > > > > > accurate, >> > > > > > > you need someone who understands the concepts of the >> underlying >> > > > > > technology, >> > > > > > > to use appropriate terminology. Though I agree that the >> ability >> > to >> > > > > > distill >> > > > > > > complex technical concepts is more important when writing >> initial >> > > > > > > documentation. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 9:47 AM Fabian Hueske < >> > > fhue...@gmail.com> >> > > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >>> Thanks for the clarification Aizhamal! >> > > > > > > >>> This is really helpful and will make it a lot easier to >> > > > coordinate >> > > > > > :-) >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> As for next steps, I found this email on the >> > > > > > d...@community.apache.org >> > > > > > > >>> mailing list: >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> ================================================== >> > > > > > > >>> Hi All, >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> As mentioned the applications for the Google Season of >> Docs >> > > > opened >> > > > > > > today >> > > > > > > >>> and I'm working my way through it on behalf of the ASF. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> If accepted, we will be allocated either one or two >> techical >> > > > > writers. >> > > > > > > >>> Google will also pay the ASF a stipend of $500 per >> technical >> > > > writer >> > > > > > > >>> mentored (which I hope can go directly to fundraising :-) >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> Each project that wants to participate must provide two >> > mentors >> > > > for >> > > > > > > each >> > > > > > > >>> documentation project. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> As part of the application process there are a few things >> > that >> > > we >> > > > > > need >> > > > > > > to >> > > > > > > >>> setup. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> 1. Season of Docs Page and List of Project Ideas >> > > > > > > >>> We need to create a public webpage about Season of Docs >> that >> > > > > contains >> > > > > > > the >> > > > > > > >>> list of project ideas for documentation. I have created a >> > page >> > > on >> > > > > the >> > > > > > > >>> ComDev wiki https://s.apache.org/w4CH with a table for >> > > projects >> > > > > to >> > > > > > > >> record >> > > > > > > >>> their ideas. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> 2. Alternative administrator. >> > > > > > > >>> I’ve set myself up as the primary admin and Maxim as the >> > > > > alternative >> > > > > > > >> admin >> > > > > > > >>> (Maxim, I need to confirm your contact email and you will >> > also >> > > > need >> > > > > > to >> > > > > > > >>> register as the alternative admin and I will email you the >> > link >> > > > > > > offline) >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> 3. Mentors >> > > > > > > >>> All mentors from the projects interested in participating >> > must >> > > > > > register >> > > > > > > >>> individually at the following link : >> > > > > > > https://forms.gle/a1x26WQGzURLerv66 >> > > > > > > >> . >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> 4. Application Form: Documentation / Technnial Writer >> > > > Collaboration >> > > > > > > >>> There is a section to fill in about experience with >> > > documentation >> > > > > and >> > > > > > > any >> > > > > > > >>> previous collaboration with technical writers. I know a >> few >> > > > > projects >> > > > > > > have >> > > > > > > >>> used various tools for documentation - but not sure about >> any >> > > > > > technical >> > > > > > > >>> writing collaboration (so if you know of any then please >> let >> > me >> > > > > know) >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> 5. Application Form: GSoC >> > > > > > > >>> There is a section to complete at our participation in >> GSoC.I >> > > > > think I >> > > > > > > >> have >> > > > > > > >>> the details from our application this year so can follow >> up >> > > with >> > > > > > Maxim >> > > > > > > or >> > > > > > > >>> Uli about it >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> This is all I have at the moment and we have until the >> 23rd >> > > April >> > > > > > 2019 >> > > > > > > to >> > > > > > > >>> finalise all the application details. Ideally I want to >> have >> > it >> > > > > done >> > > > > > > well >> > > > > > > >>> before then :-) >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> Please pass on this information within your various >> projects >> > > and >> > > > as >> > > > > > > with >> > > > > > > >>> GSoC - I'll see how we can get this information out to all >> > our >> > > > > > project >> > > > > > > >>> mailing lists. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> Thanks >> > > > > > > >>> Sharan >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> ================================================== >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> I guess, we would need to follow these steps as well. >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> Best, >> > > > > > > >>> Fabian >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>> Am Do., 11. Apr. 2019 um 05:08 Uhr schrieb Jark Wu < >> > > > > imj...@gmail.com >> > > > > > >: >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >>>> Hi Aizhamal, >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>> That's really interesting. We have an ongoing proposal >> for >> > > > > > supporting >> > > > > > > >>>> Chinese documentation, see FLIP-35 [1]. >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>> I think it's a good idea to propose Chinese translation >> as a >> > > > > > project. >> > > > > > > >>> It's >> > > > > > > >>>> a good chance to improve the localization user >> experience of >> > > > Flink >> > > > > > > >>>> documentation. >> > > > > > > >>>> I can help as a mentor if we want to submit such a >> project. >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>> Thanks, >> > > > > > > >>>> Jark Wu >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>> [1]: >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-35%3A+Support+Chinese+Documents+and+Website >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 at 02:11, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy >> > > > > > > >>>> <aizha...@google.com.invalid> wrote: >> > > > > > > >>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> Hello everyone, >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> @Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> - SoD setup is a >> little >> > > bit >> > > > > > > >>> different. >> > > > > > > >>>>> The ASF determined that each project would be allowed to >> > > apply >> > > > > > > >>>>> individually[1], rather than applying as a single large >> > > > > > organization. >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> Each project applies as an org, with two organizers >> > > > (administers) >> > > > > > and >> > > > > > > >> at >> > > > > > > >>>>> least two mentors. As Konstantin pointed out, one can be >> > both >> > > > an >> > > > > > > >>>>> administer >> > > > > > > >>>>> and a mentor. You don't need to coordinate with other >> > > projects >> > > > or >> > > > > > ASF >> > > > > > > >> at >> > > > > > > >>>>> all. If accepted to the program, you will receive >> project >> > > > > proposals >> > > > > > > >> from >> > > > > > > >>>>> tech writers [2]. You will choose one or two proposals >> that >> > > you >> > > > > > want >> > > > > > > >> to >> > > > > > > >>>>> mentor[3]. >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> @Ken - as for the language, there isn’t any limitations >> in >> > > that >> > > > > > > >> regard, >> > > > > > > >>> so >> > > > > > > >>>>> work on the Chinese translation for the website is >> > definitely >> > > > an >> > > > > > > >>>>> acceptable >> > > > > > > >>>>> project. >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> Thanks, >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> Aizhamal >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> [1] >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/67e1c2e6041cff1e7f198b615407401f032795130e796adfaacf8071@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> [2] https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/ >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> [3] >> > > > > > > >>> >> > > > > > >> > > https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/faq#slot-allocation >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 8:32 AM Ken Krugler < >> > > > > > > >>> kkrugler_li...@transpac.com> >> > > > > > > >>>>> wrote: >> > > > > > > >>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>> Hi Aizhamal, >> > > > > > > >>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>> I assume SoD is language-agnostic, so one possible >> project >> > > > would >> > > > > > be >> > > > > > > >> to >> > > > > > > >>>>> get >> > > > > > > >>>>>> a tech writer for the Chinese versions of all of the >> Flink >> > > > > > > >>>>> documentation, >> > > > > > > >>>>>> yes? >> > > > > > > >>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>> Regards, >> > > > > > > >>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>> — Ken >> > > > > > > >>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Apr 5, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy >> > > > > > > >>>>>> <aizha...@google.com.INVALID> wrote: >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hello everyone, >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> TL;DR If you need some improvements for Flink >> > > documentation, >> > > > > > apply >> > > > > > > >>> to >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Season of Docs before April 23rd. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Background: >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Season of Docs is like Google Summer of Code, but for >> > > > > > > >> documentation. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Projects write ideas on how they would like to improve >> > > their >> > > > > > > >>>>>> documentation, >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> then if they are accepted to the program, they will >> get a >> > > > > > > >>> professional >> > > > > > > >>>>>> tech >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> writer to work on the project’s documentation for 3 >> > months. >> > > > > > > >>> Technical >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> writer’s get stipend from Google. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> If you think that Apache Flink could benefit from it, >> > > please >> > > > > > > >> submit >> > > > > > > >>>>> the >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> application before April 23rd. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> The program requires two administrators, to manage the >> > > > > > > >>> organization's >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> participation in SoD, and at least two mentors to >> onboard >> > > > tech >> > > > > > > >>>>> writers to >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> the project, and work with them closely during 3 >> months >> > > > period >> > > > > > > >> [2]. >> > > > > > > >>> To >> > > > > > > >>>>>> be a >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> mentor in this program, you don't have to be a >> technical >> > > > > writer, >> > > > > > > >> but >> > > > > > > >>>>> you >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> must know Flink and the open source well to >> > > onboard/introduce >> > > > > > tech >> > > > > > > >>>>>> writers >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> to the project, and be able to support them during the >> > > whole >> > > > > > > >>> process. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> I am an administrator for 2 Apache projects, and will >> be >> > > more >> > > > > > than >> > > > > > > >>>>> happy >> > > > > > > >>>>>> to >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> share my knowledge on this, if you, as an organization >> > > decide >> > > > > to >> > > > > > > >>>>> apply. >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> I think it will be great if Flink participates in it >> too! >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Thanks, >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> Aizhamal >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> [1] https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/ >> > > > > > > >>>>>>> [2] >> > > > https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs/timeline >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > -------------------------- >> > > > > > > Ken Krugler >> > > > > > > +1 530-210-6378 >> > > > > > > http://www.scaleunlimited.com >> > > > > > > Custom big data solutions & training >> > > > > > > Flink, Solr, Hadoop, Cascading & Cassandra >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > -- > > Konstantin Knauf | Solutions Architect > > +49 160 91394525 > > <https://www.ververica.com/> > > Follow us @VervericaData > > -- > > Join Flink Forward <https://flink-forward.org/> - The Apache Flink > Conference > > Stream Processing | Event Driven | Real Time > > -- > > Data Artisans GmbH | Invalidenstrasse 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany > > -- > Data Artisans GmbH > Registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: HRB 158244 B > Managing Directors: Dr. Kostas Tzoumas, Dr. Stephan Ewen >