Re: @Groovy Champions: Groovy Development Funding ?

2018-02-18 Thread MG
Hi Eric, thank you for the suggestion. Do you know how much money they take for their service and if they accept Paypal (I just thought about this, and not accepting Paypal is imho close to a knockout, to keep the entry barrier as low as possible; that would exclude Kickstarter according to t

Re: Groovy Champions proposal feedback

2018-02-18 Thread MG
On 18.02.2018 13:38, Eric Kinsella wrote: +1up on Groovy Stars. "Get a life" ;-) But seriously, all the people one-upping "Groovy Stars" - consider whether that name really sends the right professional message with regards to Groovy ? I am convinced it does not. Managers who might decide w

Re: @Groovy Champions: Groovy Development Funding ?

2018-02-18 Thread Eric Kinsella
I know of some indie game developers and podcasters that are using Patreon. A possible alternative to something like KickStarter/Indiegogo with more of a subscription model which could even be $1/month. https://www.patreon.com What is Patreon? - video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1

Re: Groovy Champions proposal feedback

2018-02-18 Thread Eric Kinsella
+1up on Groovy Stars. Also please consider not just language contributions but those from community organizers like Søren Glasius && Shaun Jurgemeyer! Cheers, Eric Kinsella On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Daniel Sun wrote: > Hi Paul, > > “Groovy Champions” make people associate it with

Re: Groovy Champions proposal feedback

2018-02-18 Thread Daniel Sun
Hi Paul, “Groovy Champions” make people associate it with "Java Champions" easily. As for "Groovy Stars", it is interesting but let me associate "Song Stars" and "Kungfu Stars" easily... I wish other people would not associate as I do... Similarly, many years ago some one suggested to