Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-07-04 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/30/06, robert burrell donkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/29/06, sophitia que [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip 6. The Apache PRC SHALL affirmatively and publicly respond to any such inaccurate publicity surrounding podlings. I'm not quite comfortable with the word inaccurate

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-30 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/29/06, sophitia que [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I don't necessarily disagree with this guideline it doesn't seem that it belongs here. Until a project is accepted no formal relationship between the proposer and the ASF exists (right?), so this guideline cannot be enforced or even

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-30 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/29/06, Carl Trieloff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I will be submitting a proposal soon, and have followed the form of the most recent submissions. Will this discussion have material impact on the form of a submission in the next few weeks? of course :-) the mailing lists are the

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-30 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sophitia que wrote: [...] I don't think it's unreasonable that we expect proposing parties to at least browse and read parts of the incubator web site prior to a submission. Our obligation, as the incubator, would be to 1) ensure that any

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-30 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/30/06, robert burrell donkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sophitia que wrote: [...] I don't think it's unreasonable that we expect proposing parties to at least browse and read parts of the incubator web site prior to a submission.

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not quite comfortable with the word inaccurate here. What exactly does it refer to? (Assuming it's bullet 5, there doesn't seem anything inaccurate about putting out a press release announcing the proposal of a project, ill-advised though it

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread robert burrell donkin
On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Justin Erenkrantz wrote: [...] 5. Until the Incubator PMC approves a podling proposal *and* the podling initial drop code is in our source code repositories, a project or any affiliated persons SHOULD NOT issue any 'press releases' or

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Erik Abele
On 29.06.2006, at 12:11, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not quite comfortable with the word inaccurate here. What exactly does it refer to? (Assuming it's bullet 5, there doesn't seem anything inaccurate about putting out a press release

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Ted Leung
+1 On Jun 29, 2006, at 3:11 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: We have had way way way too many problems with podlings seeking publicity when they had no code yet. Kabuki is just the latest example - right after being accepted, IBM/Zimbra issued a PR - but they then silently went away after getting

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Martin Sebor
robert burrell donkin wrote: On 6/29/06, Martin Sebor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] if this document doesn't work in it's current form, please post your proposed improvements so we can all take a look (that goes for everyone BTW :-) I see no problem with the rest of the document. My only

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread sophitia que
While I don't necessarily disagree with this guideline it doesn't seem that it belongs here. Until a project is accepted no formal relationship between the proposer and the ASF exists (right?), so this guideline cannot be enforced or even expected to be known to the proposing party. (It only

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Carl Trieloff
From below: For example, it's become standard that people use a certain general model or template to submit their proposals. (We are now trying to create an official template, but the last X submissions have largely followed the same unofficial pattern). I don't think it's unreasonable that

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-29 Thread Martin Sebor
sophitia que wrote: [...] I don't think it's unreasonable that we expect proposing parties to at least browse and read parts of the incubator web site prior to a submission. Our obligation, as the incubator, would be to 1) ensure that any official guidelines we develop are prominently and

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-28 Thread Martin Sebor
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: [...] 5. Until the Incubator PMC approves a podling proposal *and* the podling initial drop code is in our source code repositories, a project or any affiliated persons SHOULD NOT issue any 'press releases' or affirmatively seek positive publicity (such as 'seeding news

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread David N. Welton
[ Hi, this message doesn't seem to be going through - I'd appreciate it if you'd forward it on, or quote it in a reply, in the hope that whatever is causing mail problems sorts itself out today. Thanks! ] Justin Erenkrantz wrote: Podlings are, by definition, not yet fully accepted as part of

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 12:42:54PM -0700, sophitia que wrote: I would also propose: The PRC is willing to issue formal press releases for all podlings who successfully graduate from the Incubator and are interested in issuing a press release. See below... 5. Until the Incubator PMC

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 08:56:56PM +0100, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: 1. The podling MUST be referred to as Apache Podling AND mention that the project is under Incubation. Suitable mentions are: - Inclusion of the http://incubator.apache.org/podling URL - The statement that Apache

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 01:11:15PM -0700, Roy Fielding wrote: On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: So, the guide that I'm tackling is the Podling Branding guide. It would be nice to tackle the still-nonexistant Apache branding guide as well. That way you could link to it

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 08:59:37AM +0200, David N. Welton wrote: [ Hi, this message doesn't seem to be going through - I'd appreciate it if you'd forward it on, or quote it in a reply, in the hope that whatever is causing mail problems sorts itself out today. Thanks! ] Justin Erenkrantz

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-27 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 08:56:56PM +0100, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: * Apache Incubating Project podling * Apache podling Incubating Project We (Cliff, Robert, Noel, Noirin and myself) discussed some of these options here beforehand, and we felt that having a

Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
So, the guide that I'm tackling is the Podling Branding guide. Here's what I'm proposing after some feedback from others here in Dublin: Podlings are, by definition, not yet fully accepted as part of the Apache Software Foundation. Therefore, they are subject to additional branding

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread sophitia que
I would also propose: The PRC is willing to issue formal press releases for all podlings who successfully graduate from the Incubator and are interested in issuing a press release. See below... 5. Until the Incubator PMC approves a podling proposal *and* the podling initial drop code is in

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread David Jencks
On Jun 26, 2006, at 12:42 PM, sophitia que wrote: I would also propose: The PRC is willing to issue formal press releases for all podlings who successfully graduate from the Incubator and are interested in issuing a press release. See below... 5. Until the Incubator PMC approves a

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Justin Erenkrantz wrote: So, the guide that I'm tackling is the Podling Branding guide. Here's what I'm proposing after some feedback from others here in Dublin: Podlings are, by definition, not yet fully accepted as part of the Apache Software Foundation. Therefore, they are subject to

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread Garrett Rooney
On 6/26/06, David Jencks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm left very unclear about what is allowed in a press release and what isn't. Examples might be helpful. Based on my confusion, I also don't understand why a press release saying that project X is starting incubation with community members

Re: Branding of Incubator projects

2006-06-26 Thread Roy T. Fielding
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: So, the guide that I'm tackling is the Podling Branding guide. It would be nice to tackle the still-nonexistant Apache branding guide as well. That way you could link to it from this doc. Here's what I'm proposing after some feedback