Below is the first draft. Please comment, folks, and do not
hesitate to volunteer for any of the tasks. Currently, volunteers
are needed most urgently for
* Design of the new web site (see #3), including a page for the
logo contest
* Writing announcements (see #2).
* Sending the announcements and determining their recipients.
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Planning fvwm's tenth birthday (1st of June, 2003)
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Things to do
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Must:
1. Schedule
2. Announcements
3. Update website
4. Logo competition
Maybe:
A. IRC chat
B. Pictures of the developers
C. Find Robert J. Nation
Volunteers needed for tasks: 2, 3, 4, (B)
SCHEDULE
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* = pending
+ = done
March
16th
+ Finish the overall schedule.
* Post first draft of logo competition rules on fvwm-workers.
31st
* Agree on rules for the logo competition.
April
10th
* Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it on
fvwm-workers.
* Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
fvwm-workers.
15th +++ First announcement day +++
* Announce the birthday celebrations and kick off the logo competition.
* Put the announcement on the web page.
* Put the announcement for the logo competition on the web site.
May
15th
* Make a short term schedule for the week before and after the birthday.
20th
* Collect pictures of the developers.
* Write the long announcement for fvwm's birthday; also mention the logo
competition.
25th +++ Second announcement day +++
* Send the birthday message.
* Make a shiny web page for the celebration and post it on fvwm-workers.
* Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.
30th
* Upload the celebration page.
June
1st (Sunday) +++ 10th birthday +++
* Gather on #fvwm at irc.freenode.net around 17:00 GMT
30th
* Remove the celebration page or keep the page but remove references to
the birthday event.
July
until 31st
* Accept contributons and place them on the web site for public viewing.
31st
* Close the competition.
* Form the jury and begin judging the logos.
August
30th
* Finish evaluation of the logos.
31st
* Proclaim the winner on the fvwm list and the web site.
* Put the winning logo on the web site and into FvwmBanner.
* Put all the contestants on the acknowledgements page.
Details on the items
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1. Schedule
Goal: Define the tasks and set dates.
Priority: very high
Responsible: Dominik
Status: in progress
16-Mar
Finish the overall schedule.
[done]
15-May
Make a short term schedule for the week before and after the birthday.
[pending]
2. Announcements
Goal: Inform the public of the birthday and the logo competition.
Priority: very high
Responsible: volunteer needed, Dominik
Status: planning schedule
10-Apr
* Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it
on fvwm-workers.
[pending]
* Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
fvwm-workers.
[pending]
15-Apr
* Announce the logo competition and mention the birthday in the same
message.
[pending until 15-Apr]
[pending]
Recipients:
fvwm-announce@fvwm.org
fvwm@fvwm.org
fvwm-workers@fvwm.org
comp.windows.x
? other lists?
http://www.xwinman.org/
? other window manager related sites?
? gnome/kde users?
gimp users
? other sites related to graphics software?
Linux Journal
Linux Gazette
Linux Magazin (German magazine)
c't (German magazine)
ix (German magazine)
? other magazines?
20-May
* Write the long announcement for fvwm's birthday; also mention the logo
competition.
[pending]
25-May
* Send the birthday message.
[pending until 25-May]
Recipients:
same as above, except magazines and graphics software lists
3. Update website
Goal: Make a shiny new site for the celebration and keep the news up to
date.
Priority: high
Responsible: volunteer needed, parv?
Status: planning schedule
10-Apr
* Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it
on fvwm-workers.
[pending]
15-Apr
* Put the announcement on the web page.
[pending until 15-Apr]
* Put the announcement for the logo competition on the web site.
[pending until 15-Apr]
* Make a web page for the logo competition.
[pending]
25-May
* Make a shiny web site for the celebration and post it on fvwm-workers.
[pending]
* Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.
[pending]
30-May
* Upload the celebration page.
[pending until 30-May]
30-Jun
* Remove the celebration page or keep the page but remove references to
the birthday event.
[pending until 30-Jun]
4. Logo competition
Goal: Competition for a new fvwm logo design; new fvwm logo.
Priority: very high
Responsible: volunteer needed, Dominik
Status: planning schedule
16-Mar
* Write a draft of the logo competition rules and post it on
fvwm-workers.
[ongoing, Dominik]
31-Mar
* Agree on the final rules for the logo competition.
[pending]
10-Apr
* Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
fvwm-workers.
[pending]
15-Apr
* Make a web page for the logo competition.
* Announce the logo competition.
[pending]
31-Jul
* Accept contributons and place them on the web site for public viewing.
[pending]
31-Jul
* Close the competition.
* Form the jury and begin judging the logos.
[pending]
30-Aug
* Finish evaluation of the logos.
[pending]
31-Aug
* Proclaim the winner on the fvwm list and the web site.
* Put the winning logo on the web site and into FvwmBanner.
[pending]
A. IRC chat
Priority: high
Responsible: developers and residents of fvwm-workers
Status: waiting for birthday
1-Jun
* Gather on #fvwm at irc.freenode.net around 17:00 GMT
B. Pictures of the developers
Goal: Make a web page with pictures of the fvwm developers.
Priority: low, nice to have
Responsible: volunteer needed!
Status: planning schedule
Everybody who ever made a patch or helped designing any feature is
welcome to provide a picture.
20-May
* Collect pictures of the developers.
25-May
* Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.
C. Find Robert J. Nation
Priority: medium
Responsible: Dominik
Status: ongoing
Everybody is asked to help. Hopefully we can find him, but we won't
cancel the event if we do not.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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