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Subject: Re: 2011 Apache CouchDB Community Survey...
From: Jan Lehnardt <jan@apache.org>
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On Nov 16, 2011, at 13:52 , Mehdi El Fadil wrote:

> Hello,
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> I have received the following mail from cloundant:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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>> Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:23 PM
>> Subject: 2011 Apache CouchDB Community Survey...
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> Hi,
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> In response to recent comments,
> =
Cloudant<http://lfov.net/webrecorder/c/?cid=3DLF_3ee937a2&lid=3D10&vid=3D3=
7da98b1-eb43-42f7-ac96-ae67fed95614&email=3Dprojects%40mango-is.com&kid=3D=
2&ts=3D0>is
> conducting a survey to help find new ways to improve Apache CouchDB
> and
> its community.
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> Since you've registered an interest in Apache CouchDB at Cloudant.com =
in
> the past, I'm asking for your participation.
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> The survey should only take a few minutes, and responses will be kept
> anonymous.
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> At the end of the survey period, on *Friday December 5*, we will:
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>   - Share the survey results publicly
>   - Award a $500 Amazon Gift Certificate to a randomly chosen =
participant
>   - Donate $5 per survey participant to the Apache Software
> =
Foundation<http://lfov.net/webrecorder/c/?cid=3DLF_3ee937a2&lid=3D11&vid=3D=
37da98b1-eb43-42f7-ac96-ae67fed95614&email=3Dprojects%40mango-is.com&kid=3D=
2&ts=3D0>
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> Here's the link to the survey. Feel free to share it with other people =
who
> are familiar with CouchDB.
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> =
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/couchDB-community<http://lfov.net/webrecorde=
r/c/?cid=3DLF_3ee937a2&lid=3D12&vid=3D37da98b1-eb43-42f7-ac96-ae67fed95614=
&email=3Dprojects%40mango-is.com&kid=3D2&ts=3D0>
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> =
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> Surveying couchdb community looks like a good initiative to me, =
because I
> feel like couchdb is failing at listening to its users/customers and
> communicating with them (just a personal point of view based on my own
> experience, your mileage may vary).

I'd be interested to hear where exactly we fail to look after users. =
Note that this is a voluntary effort and we can't possibly make =
everybody happy. That said, we're trying and I'd be happy to learn where =
we can improve.


> I did not find the survey in this mailing list, as well as no =
announcement
> on twitter, for a reason that is unclear to me.

That question you'll have to ask Cloudant, the initiators of the survey.


> Well, now you have it, in case you are interested.

Thanks for speaking up.

Cheers
Jan
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> Cheers,
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> Mehdi.
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> *
> Mehdi El Fadil
> twitter: @mango_info <http://www.twitter.com/mango_info>
> website: http://www.mango-is.com
> linkedin: http://be.linkedin.com/in/elfadme
> *
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