[CMake] CMake Marketing

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Alexander Neundorf wrote:

>>Von: Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> 
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>>be the same idea as the marketing-python list found here: 
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>>http://pythonology.com/pipermail/marketing-python/ 
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>>The first order of business will be to name the new list. 
>>Currently, there are several ideas: 
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>>promote at cmake.org 
>>guerilla at cmake.org 
>>marketing at cmake.org 
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>>Are there any other ideas? If not, is there a preference for 
>>one of these? 
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>I'd vote for promo at cmake.org , this sounds friendly. 
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Does anyone else have the feeling that it connotes "cheesiness?"  I 
don't know why, maybe it's just me.  Maybe it's because it's a shortened 
word.  Makes me think of radio DJs and big sunglasses.

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>"marketing" sounds IMO too much like selling something, and "querilla" 
>has IMO a too negative touch (I don't wanna be a guerilla). 
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I agree that the word "marketing" has off-putting connotations to 
Techies.  Often it makes them see red.  Although, for a marketing list, 
we need people who don't feel that way, so I'm not sure it matters.  I 
suppose it depends on who we're going to mobilize and what we imagine 
they will actually get done.

I accept that you don't like "guerilla."  I was thinking a lot of 
Techies would like being guerillas, but I hadn't considered that maybe 
plenty of people wouldn't.


Cheers,
Brandon
When no one else sells courage, supply and demand take hold.