Subject: First draft of schedule for birthday planning

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:22:20 +0100

Below is the first draft.  Please comment, folks, and do not
hesitate to volunteer for any of the tasks.  Currently, volunteers
are needed most urgently for

 * Design of the new web site (see #3), including a page for the
   logo contest
 * Writing announcements (see #2).
 * Sending the announcements and determining their recipients.

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		Planning fvwm's tenth birthday (1st of June, 2003)
		--------------------------------------------------

Things to do
------------

Must:

  1. Schedule
  2. Announcements
  3. Update website
  4. Logo competition

Maybe:

  A. IRC chat
  B. Pictures of the developers
  C. Find Robert J. Nation

Volunteers needed for tasks: 2, 3, 4, (B)

	SCHEDULE
	--------

* = pending
+ = done

March

  16th
      + Finish the overall schedule.
      * Post first draft of logo competition rules on fvwm-workers.

  31st
      * Agree on rules for the logo competition.

April

  10th
      * Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it on
        fvwm-workers.
      * Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
        fvwm-workers.

  15th   +++ First announcement day +++
      * Announce the birthday celebrations and kick off the logo competition.
      * Put the announcement on the web page.
      * Put the announcement for the logo competition on the web site.

May

  15th
      * Make a short term schedule for the week before and after the birthday.

  20th
      * Collect pictures of the developers.
      * Write the long announcement for fvwm's birthday; also mention the logo
        competition.

  25th  +++ Second announcement day +++
      * Send the birthday message.
      * Make a shiny web page for the celebration and post it on fvwm-workers.
      * Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.

  30th
      * Upload the celebration page.

June

  1st (Sunday)   +++ 10th birthday +++
      * Gather on #fvwm at irc.freenode.net around 17:00 GMT

  30th
      * Remove the celebration page or keep the page but remove references to
        the birthday event.

July

  until 31st
      * Accept contributons and place them on the web site for public viewing.

  31st
      * Close the competition.
      * Form the jury and begin judging the logos.

August

  30th
      * Finish evaluation of the logos.

  31st
      * Proclaim the winner on the fvwm list and the web site.
      * Put the winning logo on the web site and into FvwmBanner.
      * Put all the contestants on the acknowledgements page.

	Details on the items
	--------------------

  1. Schedule

       Goal: Define the tasks and set dates.
       Priority: very high
       Responsible: Dominik
       Status: in progress

       16-Mar
         Finish the overall schedule.
         [done]

       15-May
         Make a short term schedule for the week before and after the birthday.
         [pending]

  2. Announcements

       Goal: Inform the public of the birthday and the logo competition.
       Priority: very high
       Responsible: volunteer needed, Dominik
       Status: planning schedule

       10-Apr
        * Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it
          on fvwm-workers.
          [pending]
        * Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
          fvwm-workers.
          [pending]

       15-Apr
        * Announce the logo competition and mention the birthday in the same
          message.
          [pending until 15-Apr]
          [pending]

          Recipients:
            [email-masked]
            [email-masked]
            [email-masked]
            comp.windows.x
            ? other lists?
            http://www.xwinman.org/
            ? other window manager related sites?
            ? gnome/kde users?
            gimp users
            ? other sites related to graphics software?
            Linux Journal
            Linux Gazette
            Linux Magazin (German magazine)
            c't (German magazine)
            ix (German magazine)
            ? other magazines?

       20-May
        * Write the long announcement for fvwm's birthday; also mention the logo
          competition.
          [pending]

       25-May
        * Send the birthday message.
          [pending until 25-May]

          Recipients:
            same as above, except magazines and graphics software lists

  3. Update website

       Goal: Make a shiny new site for the celebration and keep the news up to
             date.
       Priority: high
       Responsible: volunteer needed, parv?
       Status: planning schedule

       10-Apr
        * Write a short announcement message for the 1st of June and discuss it
          on fvwm-workers.
          [pending]

       15-Apr
        * Put the announcement on the web page.
          [pending until 15-Apr]
        * Put the announcement for the logo competition on the web site.
          [pending until 15-Apr]
        * Make a web page for the logo competition.
          [pending]

       25-May
        * Make a shiny web site for the celebration and post it on fvwm-workers.
          [pending]
        * Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.
          [pending]

       30-May
        * Upload the celebration page.
          [pending until 30-May]

       30-Jun
        * Remove the celebration page or keep the page but remove references to
          the birthday event.
          [pending until 30-Jun]

  4. Logo competition

       Goal: Competition for a new fvwm logo design; new fvwm logo.
       Priority: very high
       Responsible: volunteer needed, Dominik
       Status: planning schedule

       16-Mar
        * Write a draft of the logo competition rules and post it on
          fvwm-workers.
          [ongoing, Dominik]
       31-Mar
        * Agree on the final rules for the logo competition.
          [pending]

       10-Apr
        * Write the logo competition announcement message and discuss it on
          fvwm-workers.
          [pending]

       15-Apr
        * Make a web page for the logo competition.
        * Announce the logo competition.
          [pending]

       31-Jul
        * Accept contributons and place them on the web site for public viewing.
          [pending]

       31-Jul
        * Close the competition.
        * Form the jury and begin judging the logos.
          [pending]

       30-Aug
        * Finish evaluation of the logos.
          [pending]

       31-Aug
        * Proclaim the winner on the fvwm list and the web site.
        * Put the winning logo on the web site and into FvwmBanner.
          [pending]

  A. IRC chat

       Priority: high
       Responsible: developers and residents of fvwm-workers
       Status: waiting for birthday

       1-Jun
        * Gather on #fvwm at irc.freenode.net around 17:00 GMT

  B. Pictures of the developers

       Goal: Make a web page with pictures of the fvwm developers.
       Priority: low, nice to have
       Responsible: volunteer needed!
       Status: planning schedule

       Everybody who ever made a patch or helped designing any feature is
       welcome to provide a picture.

       20-May
        * Collect pictures of the developers.
       25-May
        * Make a web page with the pictures of the developers.

  C. Find Robert J. Nation

       Priority: medium
       Responsible: Dominik
       Status: ongoing

       Everybody is asked to help.  Hopefully we can find him, but we won't
       cancel the event if we do not.

Bye

Dominik ^_^  ^_^

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Dominik Vogt, [email-masked]
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