From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Rakestraw Subject: Re: Re: Sourceforge community award Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:10:40 -0400 Message-ID: <20090611171040.6b191bac@johnrakestraw.com> References: <4AA80F05-FECC-427D-BD20-E5AD3F273C1E@gmail.com> <4A2F52EA.6080105@gmail.com> <87bpouo9v6.fsf@fastmail.fm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MErWT-0006VC-MJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:21 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MErWO-0006Ss-Ln for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:20 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53242 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MErWO-0006SY-FQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:16 -0400 Received: from uis-ipmx-1.pdc.uis.georgetown.edu ([141.161.2.135]:15590) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MErWO-0003bm-0Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org 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. > > > > 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. Are you > > willing to be contacted by our public relations team about > > interviews with the press? > > Yes. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode -- John Rakestraw