3:07 p.m.
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-03-02/fedora-meeti...
This is one of the most hilarious IRC meetings I've ever been in, and
I've been in a lot of IRC meetings. Log worth reading - it features
pwnies. Also available at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_meetings#2010.
In other news, the release slogan is "Rock It" - Nelson will be sending
out an announcement shortly.
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Meeting summary
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* rrix announcement (mchua, 20:02:03)
* LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KDE/F13_Talking_Points (rrix,
20:02:40)
* Release slogan (mchua, 20:04:06)
* LINK: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Release_slogan_SOP (rbergeron,
20:04:19)
* LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F13_release_slogan
(rbergeron, 20:05:13)
* theme is, in general, space / rocketry / etc. (rbergeron, 20:07:05)
* theme is based on the F13 name, Goddard, who is considered one of
the ... fathers? of modern rocketry, etc. (rbergeron, 20:07:34)
* LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Goddard (mchua,
20:07:50)
* mchua votes "ascend, rock it, boldly go!, ignite, soar" (mchua,
20:16:18)
* rbergeron is for soar, explore, Ignite, reach, Believe, engage
(rbergeron, 20:16:44)
* pfrields votes "Rock it / Soar / Explore / Achieve" in that order
(stickster, 20:17:05)
* nmarques votes conquer, ignite, ad astra (mchua, 20:17:28)
* rbergeron is also for "rock it" because it's awesome and hers
(rbergeron, 20:17:30)
* AamirBhutto votes liftoff, launch yourself, explore together,
revelations of fedora - the thirteenth chapter (mchua, 20:17:48)
* wonderer votes infinite, engage, ignite, ma-ma-ma-my Fedora,
reaching (mchua, 20:18:25)
* stickster thinks it would be helpful for people's preferences to be
rank-ordered, highest first. (stickster, 20:20:03)
* rbergeron is "rock it," ignite, explore, believe, soar. (rbergeron,
20:21:38)
* in order of her preference (rbergeron, 20:21:50)
* strike: conquer, ad astra, infinite, The Knack, and Revelations
(stickster, 20:23:24)
* Round 2 (mchua, 20:26:05)
* Round 2 (mchua, 20:26:12)
* stickster Rock it / Soar / Explore / Engage / Achieve (stickster,
20:27:16)
* mchua rock it, boldly go, ascend, ignite, explore (mchua, 20:27:40)
* AamirBhutto Rock it , Launch Yourself (AamirBhutto, 20:27:58)
* nmarques ignire, rock it, believe, reach (nmarques, 20:28:13)
* wonderer infinite, engage, believe, rock it, explore (wonderer,
20:28:27)
* caillon achieve, soar, ascend, engage (caillon, 20:28:29)
* mchua explore, engage, ignite, achieve, ascend (anthro-diana,
20:28:30)
* rbergeron rock it / ignite / achieve / explore / liftoff
(rbergeron, 20:28:31)
* anthro-diana explore, engage, ignite, achieve, ascend
(anthro-diana, 20:28:51)
* round 3 (mchua, 20:33:10)
* We're down to 5 finalists: rock it, explore, engage, achieve, ascend
(mchua, 20:33:31)
* rock it (mchua, 20:34:14)
* explore (mchua, 20:37:02)
* engage (mchua, 20:41:45)
* achieve (mchua, 20:46:23)
* ascend (mchua, 20:51:16)
* poking holes in "rock it" (mchua, 20:55:37)
* quick review of top 5 (mchua, 20:59:47)
* Rock It: concerns about translation, potential awesome connotations
("rock solid," "rock IT" (Information Technology), fun and
energetic
(mchua, 21:00:02)
* Explore: concerns about internet explorer, "where do you want to go
today" connotation, people don't want to wander around lost on their
computer, they want to use it... potential awesome connotations
("explore == First") (mchua, 21:00:05)
* Engage: concerns about getting-married, engage-in-battle secondary
meanings, potential awesome connotations ("engage" -->
"participate") (mchua, 21:00:10)
* Achieve: lukewarm reaction... "achieve... what?" (mchua, 21:00:13)
* Ascend: concerns about sounding haughty (mchua, 21:00:16)
* ACTION: stickster add the last #agreed point to SOP (mchua,
21:02:59)
* AGREED: The F13 slogan is "Rock It." (mchua, 21:05:30)
* ACTION: rbergeron, as slogan-proposer, gets to write the 2-3 line
explanation text. ;) (mchua, 21:05:48)
* ACTION: nmarques to write the announcement about the F13 slogan
(mchua, 21:09:03)
Meeting ended at 21:11:08 UTC.
Action Items
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* stickster add the last #agreed point to SOP
* rbergeron, as slogan-proposer, gets to write the 2-3 line explanation
text. ;)
* nmarques to write the announcement about the F13 slogan
Action Items, by person
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* nmarques
* nmarques to write the announcement about the F13 slogan
* rbergeron
* rbergeron, as slogan-proposer, gets to write the 2-3 line
explanation text. ;)
* stickster
* stickster add the last #agreed point to SOP