Vote for Apache CloudStack (was - [DISCUSS] proposal to select a mascot for Apache CloudStack while in Incubation)

[Peder Ulander <ul...@gmail.com>]

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to circle back to the community to launch the next phase of the
mascot efforts - the vote.  We had a lot of great suggestions put through
to the cloudstack.org wiki between May and June and as we head into July
would love to get it up for a vote so we can get something in place to
unveil at OSCON.

As some of the suggestions were not original works, or could have used
slight bit of polish, I've had one of our graphics folks take a run through
the images and give them a quick refresh.  For example, I've taken the
Manga characters and taken that idea to create Cloud Girl or the hand
drawing variations of Cloud Monkey.  There are a few from the wiki that
didn't make it into the vote as they would be globally acceptable.  For
example, I loved the caustic cloudy and might have to make an award t-shirt
just for the submission, but criticizing other OSS communities sends the
wrong message.

Following Matt's suggestion to take a community vote,  we've put up a
website (www.cloudstackmascot.org) for everyone to see the community
submissions and vote.  To add a little fun, we're going to do it in
subsequent rounds of competition (narrowing down the field, like in many
sporting tournaments) until we have the identity that will represent the
Apache CloudStack project.


As it stands today, there will be three rounds of voting, with the
following dates:



·         Round 1 -- July 2-5

·         Round 2 -- July 6-10

·         Final Round -- July 11-13



Once we have a winner, we will unveil the new Apache CloudStack mascot at
the upcoming OSCON event in Portland the week of July 16th.



I'd love to have everyone go in and vote for their favorite mascot
submission.


www.cloudstackmascot.org


best,

peder

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Peder Ulander <ul...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks David for getting that up and moving, we have a number of great
> submissions.  Following Matt's suggestion below,
>
> >> I'd suggest making a Wiki page where people can post their
> >> ideas.  Pick an end date, I suggest 30 days, post and wait.
> >> At the end of the 30-days take a community vote and the logo with the
> >> most votes wins :)
>
> The Wiki has now been live for more than 30 days, so I was hoping we could
> get something more formal from a proposal together to launch more from a
> voting perspective and make it something fun that we can celebrate at
> OSCON.  In order to do that, we need to get the rest of the submissions in
> within a week, so let's pick Wednesday 6/13 for that.   From there, I'll
> have them cleaned up and presented in a uniform way for votes from the
> community.  Does that seem reasonable?
>
> -peder
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:40 PM, David Nalley <da...@gnsa.us> wrote:
>
>> Peder and I were talking over the weekend - and I noted that despite
>> any feedback to the list, the wiki page had gotten a bit of interest.
>> He asked me to point folks to it as he is out of pocket for a few
>> days.
>>
>> http://wiki.cloudstack.org/display/COMM/CloudStack+mascot+proposals
>>
>> Feel free to add/comment/etc.
>>
>> I have no idea what timeline he has in mind, but figured there was
>> already a ton of good content there from folks all over. Please feel
>> free to add designs or comment or discuss here.
>>
>> --David
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Peder Ulander <ul...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Matt, Mohammad and David - great suggestions.  30 days seems more
>> > reasonable to get input and creative from the community.  I'll work to
>> get
>> > a wiki set up and broad outreach to get the word out for participation.
>> >  Perhaps we can wrap this up in time for OSCON and do something fun to
>> > celebrate a new mascot.
>> >
>> > -peder
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Mohammad Nour El-Din <
>> > nour.mohammad@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> +1 on both what David and Matt said
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Matt Hogstrom <ma...@hogstrom.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > David is right.  The PPMC is really only there to make sure that
>> Apache's
>> >> > interests and obligations are met.  They do not really "Control" the
>> >> > project in as much as make sure things that need to be done (like
>> filing
>> >> > reports, dealing with trademark, legal issues).  A sign of a healthy
>> >> > community is communicate on the list and just do it.
>> >> >
>> >> > In this case, your advocating for a logo / mascot ... +1, great idea.
>> >> >
>> >> > At this point, the Citrix folks (no offense) really don't have a lot
>> to
>> >> do
>> >> > with it inasmuch as the Apache CloudStack product does.  So, the only
>> >> > process at this point is see if anyone has an objection (so far it
>> >> doesn't
>> >> > sound like it).  I'd suggest making a Wiki page where people can post
>> >> their
>> >> > ideas.  Pick an end date, I suggest 30 days, post and wait.
>> >> >
>> >> > At the end of the 30-days take a community vote and the logo with the
>> >> most
>> >> > votes wins :)
>> >> >
>> >> > When Citrix donated to the code to Apache and the community was
>> formed it
>> >> > is the community that gets to decide the fate, good or bad, on its
>> own
>> >> >
>> >> > Matt Hogstrom
>> >> > matt@hogstrom.org
>> >> >
>> >> > A Day Without Nuclear Fusion Is a Day Without Sunshine
>> >> >
>> >> > On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:49 PM, David Nalley wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > >> ·         “Call for Submissions” to be sent out to cloudstack-dev
>> as
>> >> > soon
>> >> > >> as the PPMC approves this proposal
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Speaking only for myself - I don't think you need PPMC permission
>> to
>> >> > > move forward with this idea - I'd of course suggest ensuring a
>> >> > > community consensus, making sure folks are well informed, etc.  but
>> >> > > otherwise, just go get things done. You shouldn't need to get
>> approval
>> >> > > and annointing to start getting things done IMO, especially when
>> >> > > 'getting things done' means soliciting ideas on this list.
>>  Obviously
>> >> > > final decisions around identity and trademarks have a legal
>> component
>> >> > > and that would be the responsibility of the PPMC.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Thanks
>> >> - Mohammad Nour
>> >> ----
>> >> "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep
>> moving"
>> >> - Albert Einstein
>> >>
>>
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