+1 to the dedication idea
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > (Moving the rest of this discussion to the marketing@ list.) > > On 30 October 2014 16:25, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: >> If nobody objects, I'm going to assume consensus that "dedicating" a >> release to an individual is okay if it takes the form of a footnote. >> >> On 28 October 2014 17:21, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: >>> (Re-copying dev@ here too.) >>> >>> Nope. Nobody is donating anything. This would be a reward that CouchDB >>> advocates can redeem in exchange for advocating CouchDB. (There's a >>> quick refresher in my first email, but I'm happy to provide more >>> info.) >>> >>> My goal is to let a highly productive advocate have a bit of "power" >>> over something. This ties into a theory about what motivates different >>> people. Some people like recognition, some people just like free >>> stuff, some people like exclusive access to things, and some people >>> like being granted power. >>> >>> The first three are relatively easy, but the power thing is hard to do >>> in a community where anybody can make a decision. >>> >>> The only things I can think of so far are: >>> >>> - "Naming" a weekly news edition (just a bit of fun, i.e. "aka the X >>> edition") >>> - Having a release dedicated to you (more of a recognition reward, really >>> - Naming something inside the AdvocateHub (like a challenge) >>> >>> On 28 October 2014 01:37, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> I don't understand, are we accepting donations and letting people name >>>> releases? What's the point of a "name"? Don't get me wrong, I love the >>>> Toy Story release names for Debian.... >>>> >>>> Counter-counter-proposal 1: >>>> >>>> If we want to use this to raise awareness... >>>> >>>> Do what Vim does. If people want to donate, and don't feel like >>>> donating to the ASF, they can donate to the official CouchDB charity. >>>> That could be something thematic like the Furniture Bank of America, >>>> or something that we all feel passionate about TBD. >>>> >>>> Counter-counter-proposal 2: >>>> >>>> Yearly thank-yous to people that help, a sort of "awards" thing. >>>> No need to tie it to a (possibly irregular) release schedule. >>>> >>>> -Joan >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Noah Slater" <nsla...@apache.org> >>>> To: market...@couchdb.apache.org >>>> Cc: "Joan Touzet" <woh...@apache.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 6:01:06 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Naming releases >>>> >>>> Seems like consensus is that this is a bad idea--as formulated. >>>> >>>> How about softening the proposal? >>>> >>>> Counter-proposal A: >>>> >>>> - Tweets, social media posts, changelog, etc. all use the number *only* >>>> - There is a single sentence in the release announcement email and >>>> blog post to the effect of "aka the X release" >>>> >>>> Counter-proposal B: >>>> >>>> - Rephrase it slightly so that we're "dedicating" the release to >>>> someone as a thank you >>>> >>>> Only problem with counter-proposal B is that (while it might be a good >>>> idea) it puts it into the "access" category. We're giving someone >>>> exclusive access to our platform as a thank you. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any ideas for rewards that fall into the "power" >>>> category, that we can reasonably offer, without compromising the >>>> integrity of the project? >>>> >>>> We could let people "name" weekly news posts, I suppose. "aka the X >>>> update". Heh. Perhaps that's less risky. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 27 October 2014 21:55, Sebastian Rothbucher >>>> <sebastianrothbuc...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>> I'd KISS also - and stick with numbers only, so -0.5 as well >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> -0.5 for all the reasons previously outlined. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Paul Davis" <paul.joseph.da...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: dev@couchdb.apache.org, andyw...@apache.org >>>>>> Cc: market...@couchdb.apache.org >>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 3:39:55 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Naming releases >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm a bit on the -1 side of things as well. Having two ways to refer >>>>>> to a release has always annoyed me with projects like Debian/Ubuntu. >>>>>> Granted they tend to use them a lot more interchangeably than Noah is >>>>>> suggesting, though I do wonder if it'd still lead to confusion. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think for the particular current case I wonder if we can't think of >>>>>> other perk things for the category that Noah is trying to fill. Though >>>>>> I have to say I can't think of anything off the top of my head. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Andy Wenk <andyw...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>> > I have a bit of a feeling, that the proposal is a bit misunderstood. >>>>>> > Noah >>>>>> > has written: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > "We'd mention the name in the release announcement and >>>>>> > in the changelog. But otherwise, we'd continue to talk about releases >>>>>> > using the release number." >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So we use the name for a CouchDB release solely for marketing >>>>>> > activities. >>>>>> > We stay with the release numbers. So the number is the important part. >>>>>> With >>>>>> > Mac OS X and Ubuntu, the name is the important part and the number is >>>>>> ... a >>>>>> > number. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So I don't see any problems with naming a release if we keep the >>>>>> > release >>>>>> > number as the most important part. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Cheers >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Andy >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On 27 October 2014 20:18, Klaus Trainer <klaus_trai...@posteo.de> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> I agree that it can be confusing. Ubuntu is doing that, and even >>>>>> >> though >>>>>> >> I've been using it for almost a decade now (and thus follow its >>>>>> >> release >>>>>> >> cycles pretty closely), I'm still getting confused about their release >>>>>> >> names from time to time. Please make sure that our project won't run >>>>>> >> the risk of creating such unnecessary confusion. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Thanks, >>>>>> >> Klaus >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On 27.10.2014 19:31, Robert Samuel Newson wrote: >>>>>> >> > Also not a fan, its confusing and there’s an effort involved in >>>>>> >> > coming >>>>>> >> up with a name, an artificial impediment to release cycles, and we >>>>>> >> have >>>>>> >> enough real ones. >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > B. >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> >> On 27 Oct 2014, at 16:45, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> I’m not a fan, but I won’t be in the way of this. >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> Best >>>>>> >> >> Jan >>>>>> >> >> -- >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >>> On 27 Oct 2014, at 14:49 , Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Hi folks, >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> SUMMARY >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> I'm currently working on the rewards for the CouchDB AdvocateHub. >>>>>> (See >>>>>> >> >>> bottom of this email for a refresher.) >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> One of the rewards I'd like to offer is the ability to "name" a >>>>>> >> >>> CouchDB release. We'd mention the name in the release announcement >>>>>> and >>>>>> >> >>> in the changelog. But otherwise, we'd continue to talk about >>>>>> releases >>>>>> >> >>> using the release number. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Primarily, I see it as a bit of fun. And a great way to reward >>>>>> >> advocates. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> I'm cross-posting this to dev and marketing because it's both a >>>>>> >> >>> release management proposal as well as a marketing proposal. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> DETAILS >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> The way I see it working: >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> - Advocate redeems the "name a release" reward, and picks a name >>>>>> >> >>> - The name is vetted by the PMC (for brand protection) and put on >>>>>> >> >>> a >>>>>> >> queue >>>>>> >> >>> - The next release picks the oldest name on the queue >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> I'd probably actually want to separate this into three rewards: >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> - Name a bugfix release >>>>>> >> >>> - Name a minor release >>>>>> >> >>> - Name a major release >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Each one would be require more points than the last. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> REFRESHER >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Our AdvocateHub is a professional tool that has been donated to us >>>>>> >> >>> that will allow us to mobilise fans of CouchDB to talk about, >>>>>> promote, >>>>>> >> >>> and advocate CouchDB to on social media, and to their network. >>>>>> >> >>> For a >>>>>> >> >>> project like ours, with limited to no financial budget for >>>>>> traditional >>>>>> >> >>> marketing, this is a huge opportunity for us. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> The AdvocateHub has two important concepts (for the purposes of >>>>>> >> >>> this >>>>>> >> >>> email): challenges and rewards. Advocates complete challenges >>>>>> >> >>> (like >>>>>> >> >>> "leave a review" or "write a case-study") and in return, we give >>>>>> them >>>>>> >> >>> points. Collect enough points, and they can redeem rewards. The >>>>>> >> >>> rewards are a thank you helping to advocate CouchDB. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> RATIONALE >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> There are four main categories of reward: >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> - Stuff (t-shirts, mugs, tickets to conferences, etc) >>>>>> >> >>> - Access (dinner with a committer, promotion on our blog, social >>>>>> >> media, etc) >>>>>> >> >>> - Status (recognition on our website, hand written thank you note, >>>>>> etc) >>>>>> >> >>> - Power (name a release, ... what else?) >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Struggling on the "power" category, because everything we do here >>>>>> >> >>> is >>>>>> >> >>> decided by the community. This category would be much easier to >>>>>> >> >>> fill >>>>>> >> >>> out if we were a regular business. But I figure that naming a >>>>>> release >>>>>> >> >>> is a fun approach. >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> Thanks, >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> -- >>>>>> >> >>> Noah Slater >>>>>> >> >>> https://twitter.com/nslater >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Andy Wenk >>>>>> > Hamburg - Germany >>>>>> > RockIt! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 >>>>>> > >>>>>> > https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Noah Slater >>>> https://twitter.com/nslater >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Noah Slater >>> https://twitter.com/nslater >> >> >> >> -- >> Noah Slater >> https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater
