It's funny, I think we didn't think about "stars" in our previous conversations, and I must say I quite like it, and it makes sense considering our logo :-D
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Jennifer Strater <jenn.stra...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 for the proposal and +1 for "Groovy Stars" > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Paul King <pa...@asert.com.au> wrote: > >> I don't mind "Groovy Stars" as a name! >> >> Of course it begs the question "Star trek" or "Star Wars" - the long >> journey >> of programming language design vs the language wars! :-) >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:46 PM, Dierk König <dierk.koe...@canoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I’m all for honoring contributions to the language/ecosystem/community. >>> Given our logo, „Groovy Star“ comes to mind :-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Dierk >>> >>> sent from:mobile >>> >>> Am 13.02.2018 um 12:29 schrieb Paolo Di Tommaso < >>> paolo.ditomm...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> It sound a nice idea also to promote the visibility of the groovy >>> community. >>> >>> >>> p >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Søren Berg Glasius <soe...@glasius.dk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm definitely +1 >>>> >>>> It is always important to recognize and encourage the ones making a >>>> difference to the community. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 11:32 Schalk Cronjé <ysb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> That's a +1 from me for the concep. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13/02/2018 10:58, Paul King wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > Hi everyone, >>>>> > >>>>> > A few of us have had various discussions (in fact over many years) >>>>> > about having a recognition scheme similar to Java Champions, >>>>> > perhaps called "Groovy Champions" or "Apache Groovy Champions" >>>>> > or something else entirely if we think of a better name. >>>>> > >>>>> > I think the idea has always been to recognize contribution within the >>>>> > whole Groovy ecosystem not just the Apache Groovy project. The many >>>>> > tens of projects within the ecosystem are often where many ideas come >>>>> > from for the project's future evolution and also where future >>>>> contributors >>>>> > may arise. And in any case, Groovy has always been about making >>>>> > coding productive and fun and we should celebrate that widely! >>>>> > >>>>> > There are various questions to ask like should such a scheme >>>>> > be formally coordinated by the project/by Apache or should it be run >>>>> as a >>>>> > community-driven unsanctioned activity and if so what guidelines >>>>> should >>>>> > be in place. Also, there are many details like how will the scheme >>>>> > operate? >>>>> > How are new members elected? Is it a lifetime recognition or is there >>>>> > an "emeritus" status? And so forth. Java Champions vote themselves >>>>> > on new champions and the recognition has a lifetime status for >>>>> instance. >>>>> > if we progress this idea, we'd need to make that all clear but that >>>>> isn't >>>>> > the purpose of this email - we need to first decide if we like the >>>>> idea. >>>>> > >>>>> > Even if we like the idea, there are still some hurdles to step >>>>> through. >>>>> > We've already sought some informal feedback from other parts of >>>>> > Apache and other projects within the Groovy Ecosystem and we'll >>>>> > likely need further discussions. We want something that embraces >>>>> > the whole community but fits in with Apache project governance >>>>> > around trademarks/branding. >>>>> > >>>>> > So, the first question is: are we as a project in favor of such a >>>>> scheme? >>>>> > >>>>> > Cheers, Paul. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Schalk W. Cronjé >>>>> Twitter / Ello / Toeter : @ysb33r >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, >>>> Søren Berg Glasius >>>> >>>> Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark >>>> Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88 <+45%2040%2044%2091%2088>, Skype: sbglasius >>>> --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >>>> >>> >>> >> > -- Guillaume Laforge Apache Groovy committer & PMC Vice-President Developer Advocate @ Google Cloud Platform Blog: http://glaforge.appspot.com/ Social: @glaforge <http://twitter.com/glaforge> / Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114130972232398734985/posts>
