I am really nobody to comment in this thread... Just a silent user of this great package... But I saw the screen-shots and I thought that hey! where's the powerful, highly customizable agenda? I think it is one of the greatest aspects of org-mode, and guess that should be somehow included too... Just my 2 cents... Chipping in.. :) Regards, Saurabh. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Eddward DeVilla wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Carsten > Dominik wrote: > > > > On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Dan Davison wrote: > > > >> John Rakestraw writes: > >> > >>> Hi Carsten and the list -- > >>> > >>> I really like the ideas, and I'm trying merely to shorten -- see > >>> suggestions below. > >>> > >>> --John > >>> > >>>> > >>>> I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, > >>>> I am not sure if we can stretch the "about 140" this much? I have > >>>> been trying to shorten it a bit - please check if it still captures > >>>> the essence..... > >>>> > >>>> Here is the current state of our reply to Sourceforge - please comment > >>>> > >>>>> 1. Complete this sentence in about 140 characters: "Our project is > >>>>> [-foo-]." For example, "Our project is a tool that helps you wash > >>>>> your > >>>>> car." > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Org-mode masters personal/project information your way, in plain > >>>> text, > >>>> with features out of your way until you want them, backed by the > >>>> power of Emacs. > >>> > >>> Org-mode masters personal/project information your way, in plain > >>> text, with features hidden until needed, backed by the power of Emacs. > >> > >> > >> (unless (string-match "Our project is a" sourceforge-submission-sentence > >> 0) > >> (message "shouldn't we follow the instructions?")) > >> > >>>>> 1. Complete this sentence in about 140 characters: "Our project is > >>>>> [-foo-]." > > > > This is a good point, maybe they will be picky about it. > > > > Also, I am now thinking the 140 chars, what to the english native > speakers > > here think: Is this includin or excluding the given sentence start????? > > > > Our project is a tool to master personal/project data your way, > > in plain text, with features out of your way until needed, > > backed by the power of Emacs. > > > > - Carsten > > > Just a little nit, but should we play up the emacs part? ("... backed > by the power of Emacs.") It is an important part of org-mode power, > but I'm just thinking about the emacs/vi flame wars and people who > might not be able to see past that fact that it's "just an emacs > editing mode" to give org-mode a fair look. If we want to attract the > emacs fans, I think the screen shot will make it obvious to them. > Anyhow, it's just a thought. It looks like everything is coming > together good. > > Edd > > > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> 2. Complete this sentence, also in about 140 characters: "We > >>>>> should win > >>>>> because [-bar-]." For example, "We should win because we have a > >>>>> strong > >>>>> community and we solve a universal problem." > >>>> > >>>> We should win because by allowing people to evolve their > >>>> productive selves, org-mode has created one of the best > >>>> communities in the open-source world. > >>> > >>> We should win because org-mode, by making users more productive, has > >>> spawned one of the best communities in the open-source world. > >>> > >>>>> 3. Please provide a logo (or screenshot, if you'd prefer) for your > >>>>> project. It should be at least 640x480, but we'll also be showing > >>>>> it as a thumbnail. > >>>> > >>>> I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it > >>>> from > >>>> > >>>> http://orgmode.org/Org-mode-scc.png > >>>> > >>>> (((Thanks to Greg Newman for fixing up the unicorn and pasting it > >>>> nicely into the screenshot - any objections against this picture? > >>>> Note that it needs to work as a thumbnail as well, which this one > >>>> will, I believe.))) > >>>> > >>>> For the time being, I am sending you this link, which is a Google > >>>> Tech Talk > >>>> by me (Carsten Dominik, main author of Org-mode). > >>>> > >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJTwQvgfgMM > >>>> > >>>> Before the deadline you should get another email from Bastien Guerry, > >>>> with a link to a new video which we made just for this occasion. > >>>> If so, please link to that video instead. > >>>> > >>>>> 5. In some cases, I'm mailing several people in your community > >>>>> because I don't know who the right person is. If you're not the > >>>>> right person for me to be dealing with, please let me know. > >>>>> I certainly don't want to be irritating. > >>>> > >>>> Main address: carsten.dominik@gmail.com > >>>> Secondary address: bastienguerry@googlemail.com > >>>> > >>>>> 6. Our finalists are usually pretty interesting people. 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