Chris, would you be in favor of forwarding blog posts to G+ so that it can still be provided to that community?
On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Corey Nolet <cjno...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm in favor of full reposts wherever possible. It may be duplication of > content, but it validates for many that the content has been approved by > the community. While the content is being republished, I'm still in favor > of posting a link to the original blog post (if applicable). > > I find a blog useful when it's from a reputable source, it's easy to find, > and what I need is right there. I, personally, wouldn't find it as useful > if I searched a blog and then had to go somewhere else to find the actual > content. > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Bill Havanki > <bhava...@clouderagovt.com>wrote: > >> I think that would be splendid, Don. :) >> >> I'd be happy to help out with getting this set up. I'm in favor of using >> Apache's blog infrastructure, at least at first, since it's ready to go >> and >> explicitly for this purpose. I like the sense of place it provides, vs. a >> loose topic on G+ / elsewhere. >> >> - I'm not a fan of just posting links to articles elsewhere. There should >> be at least a short, complete passage for each post with a link to the >> full >> thing, if not a full repost. >> - Lazy approval sounds fine to me, since a PMC member has to post the >> content anyway. >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Donald Miner <dmi...@clearedgeit.com >> >wrote: >> >> > Is this something i can volunteer to help manage if nobody else wants >> to? >> > Do things like set it up, collect blog posts from authors, edit them, >> post >> > them, manage the draft and vote process, etc. >> > >> > Just putting that out there as i see it as a way i can contribute to the >> > community and i also personally think it is a good idea. >> > >> > -d >> > >> > > On Apr 10, 2014, at 1:59 PM, Mike Drob <mad...@cloudera.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > Not sure how I feel about the Google+ community. As the PMC, aren't we >> > > responsible for brand management? >> > > >> > > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Personally, I'd find it easier to simply suggest people post to a >> > >> common Google+ topic/community, when there's something of community >> > >> interest to blog about, rather than maintain a monolithic blog. >> > >> >> > >> There may be others with the same topic/name, but this one is the one >> > >> I saw first: >> > >> https://plus.google.com/communities/117836301734017142321 >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> Christopher L Tubbs II >> > >> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii >> > >> >> > >> >> > >>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:12 PM, <dlmar...@comcast.net> wrote: >> > >>> I am proposing a blog for the project to be hosted on the >> > >> blogs.apache.org site. There was a similar proposal last year on the >> > dev >> > >> list [1], but no vote or decision. Apache has a web page with setup >> > >> instructions [2], which also states that the PMC is responsible for >> the >> > >> blog content and for granting write access to the blog. The process >> for >> > >> setting up a blog is easy and defined in [2]. >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> To move forward I think we need to resolve some items: >> > >>> >> > >>> 1. The bylaws don't define how to vote on blog content, but the >> default >> > >> vote is in a Lazy Approval fashion, with no defined timeframe. I'm >> > thinking >> > >> 3 days. Since the PMC is responsible for the content, should we >> enforce >> > >> something different, say, consensus or majority approval from active >> PMC >> > >> members over 3 days? >> > >>> >> > >>> 2. Guidelines for content. If we accept cross-posts from other >> sites or >> > >> blog posts from guest writers (non-contributors, non-committers), >> what >> > >> rules should be enforced (PMC is responsible for content)? For any >> > author, >> > >> can their employer or employer's products be mentioned? >> > >>> >> > >>> 3. Do the articles need to be Apache licensed? >> > >>> >> > >>> [1] >> > >> >> > >> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/accumulo-dev/201311.mbox/%3CCAD-fFU%2B7ZqoVGYMzN%3D09dv9fMSv%2BF32XbsMubsw9HTZ6n155rg%40mail.gmail.com%3E >> > >>> [2] http://www.apache.org/dev/project-blogs >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> // Bill Havanki >> // Solutions Architect, Cloudera Govt Solutions >> // 443.686.9283 >> > >
