Thank you Sally! FYI for everyone: the podcast is with Robert Newson and myself :)
Best Jan -- > On 19 Sep 2016, at 16:10, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Jan and Apache CouchDB marketing team --I trust you are well. > > A quick heads-up that I have received confirmation from IBM PR that they will > be issuing a podcast coming out tomorrow, and a video with their CTO (and > CouchDB Committer) Adam Kocoloski later this week. > > I'll forward the links to you once available. Thanks in advance for helping > spread the word. > > Warmly, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > To: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 7:41 AM > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > Thanks, Jan. > > WRT obtaining names of organizations/users (whether to list on the press > release or to solicit testimonials), we've had some projects ask on their > respective dev/user lists. > > HTH, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2016 06:39 > > I’m done with a first pass, but this will need some more work. > > For example: do we know of any more bigger names using CouchDB that we could > list? > > The link for the PR is here: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit > > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit> > > marketing@: any help appreciated <3 > > Jan > -- > > > > On 12 Sep 2016, at 21:26, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Woo-hoo! Thanks for the update, Jan. > > > > I'm on standby. > > > > Chat soon, > > Sally > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > > Cc: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 3:23 PM > > Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > > > > Vote's off to the races. I'll start looking at the PR tomorrow. > > > > Cheers > > Jan > > -- > > > > > >> On 11 Sep 2016, at 19:01, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I promise you'll be the first to hear about the vote starting ;) > >> > >> Cheers > >> Jan > >> -- > >>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 18:56, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> A-ha! I thought the vote was underway. > >>> > >>> Thanks for the update, Jan. > >>> > >>> Warmly, > >>> Sally > >>> > >>> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > >>> brevity] > >>> > >>> ----- Reply message ----- > >>> From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > >>> To: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > >>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Sally > >>> Khudairi" <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>> Date: Sun, Sep 11, 2016 12:30 > >>> > >>> Heya Sally, we still haven't started a release vote (which will start a > >>> 5-6 day period, where we can work on the PR) and we are busy with the > >>> actual release until then :) > >>> > >>> Thanks for looking out for us! > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Jan > >>> -- > >>> > >>>> On 11 Sep 2016, at 16:41, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello Jan (bcc PMC) --I noticed that the draft press release I had > >>>> forwarded remains untouched. > >>>> > >>>> How can I help? > >>>> > >>>> -Sally > >>>> > >>>> = = = = = > >>>> vox +1 617 921 8656 > >>>> gvox +1 646 598 4616 > >>>> skype sallykhudairi > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > >>>> To: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Sally > >>>> Khudairi <[email protected]> > >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 4:01 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, Jan. > >>>> > >>>> That's fine. I don't want to step on any toes or mis-manage > >>>> expectations, so I'll be standing by for your next steps. > >>>> > >>>> Kind regards, > >>>> Sally > >>>> > >>>> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, > >>>> and brevity] > >>>> > >>>> ----- Reply message ----- > >>>> From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > >>>> To: <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>>> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 15:27 > >>>> > >>>> Sally, thanks for the context here, this is obviously not our world ;) > >>>> > >>>> I think the earliest we can kick off the vote is ~24 hours from now. > >>>> I’ve just sent the “getting real” email to dev@, I’ll keep you posted. > >>>> > >>>> Best > >>>> Jan > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 19:06, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hey Jan --in this instance, they want to see the draft press release > >>>>> for context. > >>>>> As I've mentioned earlier, some companies are very strict about this. > >>>>> I've seen in it the majority of the press releases at ASF. > >>>>> Those companies who don't mind just give us their experience and move > >>>>> on. Others need the draft to determine a) if they can participate, and > >>>>> b) what to say. > >>>>> We've also had folks pull out of providing a quote because of the other > >>>>> participants. And, in some instances I've pushed folks to get in the > >>>>> game because their competitors are in our press release and they're not. > >>>>> So as I understand it, our position is "no draft until Monday. > >>>>> Announcing Tuesday." Yes? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Sally > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> From: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> > >>>>> To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > >>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 1:02 PM > >>>>> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 18:15, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Thanks, Jan. > >>>>> It's nothing beyond giving them (and any other corporates/users) some > >>>>> time to prepare/respond/provide a testimonial. > >>>>> In the case of our friends at IBM, there's a chance that they won't be > >>>>> able to give us a quote considering how their long it takes for legal > >>>>> clearance on their end. > >>>>> > >>>>> I’m not sure what we need to do here, though. If they need to get in > >>>>> quotes, why don’t they do so now? > >>>>> BestJan-- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Don't worry about curbing. You may be aware of my PhD in "Bad Cop-itis" > >>>>> :-) > >>>>> I'll take care of it. > >>>>> To confirm, we're still aiming for Tuesday, yes? > >>>>> Cheers, > >>>>> Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype > >>>>> sallykhudairi > >>>>> > >>>>> From: Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> > >>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>> Cc: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 12:04 PM > >>>>> Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>>>> > >>>>> Heya Sally, > >>>>> we can’t make any extra effort for IBM PR. If _they_ need extra time, > >>>>> that’s nothing we can help with. > >>>>> If you need help curbing them, let me know, I’m well trained in > >>>>> shooting things down ;D > >>>>> BestJan-- > >>>>> > >>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 13:11, Sally Khudairi > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Thanks, Jan. > >>>>> > >>>>> Normally, working on the press release over the weekend is do-able for > >>>>> me (although my request in every Board report is 2 weeks), but since we > >>>>> have the IBM-ers also wanting to announce in tandem, this makes things > >>>>> a bit more challenging. > >>>>> > >>>>> Again, giving ourselves an extra day to hammer out details may work in > >>>>> our favor, and that way I can let the IBM PR folks that we'll have the > >>>>> draft for Monday. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thoughts? > >>>>> > >>>>> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, > >>>>> and brevity] > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Reply message ----- > >>>>> From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > >>>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>>> Cc: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PR > >>>>> Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 04:51 > >>>>> > >>>>> On 08 Sep 2016, at 10:19, Sally Khudairi > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Thanks so much, Jan.To confirm I've understood this correctly, should > >>>>> we be able to get all the ducks in a row vote-wise to announce this > >>>>> upcoming Tuesday (13 September), would we be ready with things like > >>>>> supporting testimonials?I ask because it usually takes a while for > >>>>> folks to get those in to us. And, many of them need to see a draft of > >>>>> _something_ (some don't care/mind either way, which is good too). > >>>>> > >>>>> I hadn’t considered testimonials. I’m not in a position to coordinate > >>>>> those before we can make the call. Anyone else on [email protected] that > >>>>> could jump in here? > >>>>> Also, I will need to lock in the copy ~12 hours before announcing on > >>>>> the newswire service. > >>>>> > >>>>> ...so Wednesday might possibly be a better option....and getting copy > >>>>> in place before the weekend would be helpful for those not working > >>>>> after close of business Friday (not us!) > >>>>> > >>>>> Based on your previous 12 hrs requirement, my thought was “start vote > >>>>> on a Thursday, work on the PR over the weekend, send to you early > >>>>> Monday, release Tuesday”, but if you say pre-weekend is better, we > >>>>> should get something going soon. Anyone? :) > >>>>> > >>>>> Best > >>>>> Jan > >>>>> -- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers and chat soon,Sally[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, > >>>>> spelling/spacing errors, and brevity]----- Reply message -----From: > >>>>> "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]>To: <[email protected]>, > >>>>> "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>Cc: "Sally Khudairi" > >>>>> <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > >>>>> <[email protected]>Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRDate: Thu, Sep 8, > >>>>> 2016 04:10Sally: still on hold, sorry about that. I think we can make > >>>>> the call tonight (EU time) whether we are in shape to start a vote (and > >>>>> a subsequent “next Tuesday” release announcement, or if we bump the > >>>>> whole thing by another week.I’m purposefully not working on the PR > >>>>> before all the other bits are done, just to keep me honest to actually > >>>>> not forget anything ;)Thank you for you patience, and let me know if we > >>>>> can help in curb the IBM/Cloudant PR excitement ;)BestJan--On 07 Sep > >>>>> 2016, at 22:41, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote:[ASF only]Jan? > >>>>> Rest of PMC? Where are we at with this? The draft I started at > >>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit?usp=sharing > >>>>> > >>>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bjRGoRC4i5PFIemJfsueXIuBTAEr5D_UH2DhhgajEM/edit?usp=sharing> > >>>>> remains untouched.The IBM PR team are also getting a bit itchy for > >>>>> details, as they're planning a podcast and video blog to go out in > >>>>> tandem with our press release. I have no details to share with > >>>>> them.Thanking you in advance for your help with this.Warmly,Sally = = = > >>>>> = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi > >>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> To: Jan Lehnardt > >>>>> <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Sally Khudairi > >>>>> <[email protected]> Cc: Douglas S Flora <[email protected]>; Joseph > >>>>> Gallo <[email protected]>; James W Young <[email protected]>; Joanna L > >>>>> Varvoutis <[email protected]>; Lawrence J Weber > >>>>> <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2016 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB > >>>>> 2.0 PRThanks so much, Jan.[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, > >>>>> spelling/spacing errors, and brevity]----- Reply message -----From: > >>>>> "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]>To: <[email protected]>, > >>>>> "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>Cc: "Douglas S Flora" > >>>>> <[email protected]>, "Joseph Gallo" <[email protected]>, "James W > >>>>> Young" <[email protected]>, "Joanna L Varvoutis" > >>>>> <[email protected]>, "Lawrence J Weber" <[email protected]>, > >>>>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]>Subject: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 > >>>>> PRDate: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 13:19Hey all,we’re not likely ready to ship on > >>>>> Tue/6th, let’s bump the Press Release date to the Tues/13th.I’ll keep > >>>>> you posted with the progress and a PR draft over the next > >>>>> days.BestJan-- On 31 Aug 2016, at 23:30, Sally Khudairi > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:Thanks, Joseph and Doug.I toggle between > >>>>> Manhattan and Boston, and am happy to meet you both when our schedules > >>>>> ease up a bit :-)I'll share the draft press release once I have content > >>>>> from the PMC. Right now, my copy that I've shared with them isn't where > >>>>> they're editing at present, so I, too, am on standby.With respect to a > >>>>> call on Friday, 11AM-12Noon is great. Do let me know if you'd prefer to > >>>>> set it up.Warmest regards,Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 > >>>>> 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairiFrom: Douglas S Flora > >>>>> <[email protected]>To: Joseph Gallo <[email protected]>; > >>>>> [email protected] Cc: James W Young <[email protected]>; Joanna L > >>>>> Varvoutis <[email protected]>; Lawrence J Weber > >>>>> <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > >>>>> [email protected]: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 4:48 PMSubject: Re: > >>>>> Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi Sally, I am also available at 11am ET on > >>>>> Friday. Side note - I am located in Boston, if you wanted to meet in > >>>>> person. Thanks!DougDoug FloraPortfolio Marketing - Cloud Data > >>>>> ServicesIBM AnalyticsE-mail: [email protected]: +1 617 528 > >>>>> 1249Mobile: +1 901 289 7954 ----- Original message -----From: Joseph > >>>>> Gallo/New York/IBMTo: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>Cc: Douglas S > >>>>> Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, James W Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna L > >>>>> Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, > >>>>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > >>>>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]>Subject: Re: Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 > >>>>> PRDate: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 4:36 PM Hi Sally - I'm in IBM Communications > >>>>> team, focusing on the analytics business (including our Analytics > >>>>> Platform Services team). Once you have a draft of the announcement, I'd > >>>>> love to see it and see how we can help support it (with a quote, a > >>>>> tweet, blog post, something).I'm based in NY (so ET like you) and can > >>>>> talk between 11-12. Thanks! | JOSEPH C. GALLOExternal Communications > >>>>> ManagerIBM Analytics || || Phone: 917-421-8834 | Mobile: > >>>>> 646-588-9642E-mail: [email protected] me on: | 51 Astor PlNew > >>>>> York, NY 10003United States |Sally Khudairi ---08/31/2016 04:04:41 > >>>>> PM---Thanks so much, Doug. I'm actually waiting for the preliminary > >>>>> draft from the PMC, so I don't have aFrom: Sally Khudairi > >>>>> <[email protected]>To: Douglas S Flora/Boston/IBM@IBMUSCc: > >>>>> "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > >>>>> <[email protected]>, Lawrence J Weber/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, > >>>>> James W Young/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, Joanna L Varvoutis/Boston/IBM@IBMUS, > >>>>> Joseph Gallo/New York/IBM@IBMUSDate: 08/31/2016 04:04 PMSubject: Re: > >>>>> Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRThanks so much, Doug.I'm actually waiting for > >>>>> the preliminary draft from the PMC, so I don't have anything to share > >>>>> just yet.Having said that, we are soliciting quotes from the community, > >>>>> and definitely welcome one from IBM! Please refer to > >>>>> https://s.apache.org/z9pk <https://s.apache.org/z9pk> as a resource on > >>>>> how our testimonials should look like.Should you wish to issue a > >>>>> standalone "Hurrah, Apache CouchDB!" press release/blog/tweet/*, that > >>>>> would be fantastic as well. Let's discuss to coordinate tactics and > >>>>> further details. I'm in Boston over the next week and can call/Skype > >>>>> this Friday between 11AM-12.30PM and 2.30-4PM.Warmly,Sally = = = = = > >>>>> vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi From: > >>>>> Douglas S Flora <[email protected]>To: [email protected] Cc: > >>>>> [email protected]; [email protected]; Lawrence J Weber > >>>>> <[email protected]>; James W Young <[email protected]>; Joanna > >>>>> L Varvoutis <[email protected]>; Joseph Gallo > >>>>> <[email protected]>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:58 PMSubject: > >>>>> Upcoming CouchDB 2.0 PRHi Sally, I'm with the IBM Cloudant marketing > >>>>> team (other members copied here). I wanted to reach out in regards to > >>>>> the forthcoming Apache CouchDB 2.0 press release after Labor Day. I was > >>>>> hoping to find out more about what the ASF is planning PR-wise. We'd be > >>>>> happy to make some of the prominent IBM committers available for > >>>>> comment to the press, where relevant. If you've already reached out to > >>>>> some of them about this, apologies in advance - I just wanted to see if > >>>>> we could get a better of idea of what is currently in plan so that we > >>>>> can align our own efforts and editorial calendar accordingly. > >>>>> Additionally, we are planning to wrap the CouchDB 2.0 news into an > >>>>> announcement blog post, and include in proactive media outreach, around > >>>>> upcoming Cloudant product / service updates - likely in late September > >>>>> or October. Could we set up some time to discuss this with Joe Gallo > >>>>> (also copied here) from IBM external comms? Look forward to hearing > >>>>> back. 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