Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-cassandra-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: (qmail 2005 invoked from network); 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 60401 invoked by uid 500); 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-cassandra-user-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 60386 invoked by uid 500); 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cassandra-user-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 60376 invoked by uid 99); 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:57:38 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [207.97.245.121] (HELO smtp121.iad.emailsrvr.com) (207.97.245.121) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:57:26 +0000 Received: from relay2.r2.iad.emailsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay2.r2.iad.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 2BA7944C077 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:57:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay2.r2.iad.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: eevans-AT-racklabs.com) with ESMTPSA id 0171844C04A for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:57:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Got Logo? From: Eric Evans To: cassandra-user@incubator.apache.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:58:30 -0500 Message-Id: <1253591910.3294.38.camel@achilles> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org I've watched http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-231 evolve and can't see anything approaching consensus. I can think of two reasons for this, 1) it is subjective and tastes vary, and 2) there aren't any logos that strike a chord in the community. I'm betting that in fact it's a bit of both, so... I propose we widen the field a bit and run a contest on 99designs.com. I am volunteering to setup and administer the contest, and Rackspace has graciously offered to front the cost. Once we've widened the field a bit, I propose we call a vote, but instead of the typical show of +1s, we use the condorcet method instead. The condorcet voting system is ideal for this sort of thing because it takes all of your preferences into account, not just the choice you prefer most. Condorcet is good at finding the best compromise; it's possible to have a winner that is no ones first choice, but is the least disagreeable to the majority. Wikipedia has a decent page on condorcet voting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method), and there is at least one online application that we could use (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html). What does everyone think? -- Eric Evans eevans@rackspace.com