Hi Win -- Yes, we selected one of the bids, and we're working with that team to get a new site out. Stay tuned!
Jacob On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Wim Feijen <wimfei...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jacob, > > I was wondering whether there were any entries and whether a decision has > been taken to appoint a benevolent redesigner? > > Personally I really liked Dana's proposal, marketing-wise, and considering > she raised the question, I would certainly support her. > > My apologies if I missed a conversation on the mailing list. > > Best regards, > > Wim > > Op donderdag 24 mei 2012 19:14:36 UTC+2 schreef Jacob Kaplan-Moss het > volgende: >> >> Hi folks -- >> >> Thanks so much to everyone who's participated in this thread; I feel >> like there's a lot of useful discussion and brainstorming going on. >> >> The DSF board met yesterday and discussed the effort -- we're >> determined to get this done soon. Unfortunately, we ultimately think >> that this collaborative effort isn't working: there's a lot of great >> ideas, but some of the discussion is veering closer to "design by >> committee", and nobody's really empowered to move things forward. >> >> Ultimately and sadly, though, great design is at odds to a community >> process: the only way we know to get something we *love* is to find >> someone awesome and let them do their thing. >> >> So here's the plan: in the next month we're do exactly that: find >> someone awesome, and give them carte blance on the redesign. We'll of >> course give feedback, and touch base with the community a few times, >> but ultimately we're going to put this thing into one person's hands. >> >> If you'd like to become the Benevolent Dictator For This Redesign, >> then please send a proposal to <found...@djangoproject.com>. This >> doesn't need to be formal; we just need to know two things: >> >> 1. Can you deliver? Convince us that you'll actually be able to get >> this done: show us a track record of shipping, and explain why you'll >> have time to work on this. We'd like to see this land before DjangoCon >> US in September; can you hit that? >> >> 2. Are you awesome? Convince us that your design will rock. This can >> come in the form of a mockup, or previous work, or whatever. Again we >> don't need formal stuff here, and we certainly don't expect spec work. >> We just want to make sure your aesthetic matches ours. >> >> A few further notes: >> >> * I want to stress the informality of this. We don't need or want a >> full formal proposal like you would for a real client; we just want to >> know that you're awesome and can deliver. If you can prove that to us >> in a few words, do it! >> >> * You don't have to do this all yourself; we have quite a few >> volunteers. Importantly, we have *plenty* of people who can help on >> the backend (natch), so really all we need is someone who's great at >> the design side. How much of the actual coding you do is up to you. If >> you've got weaknesses that's complete fine, just tell us what help you >> need and we'll fill it in. You'll be in charge visually and >> aesthetically, but we'll encourage you to delegate as much as you can. >> >> * We don't currently have a budget assigned; we're thinking this'll be >> volunteer work. However, the DSF *does* have some funds, and if money >> makes the difference we'll spend it. So if you need money to make it >> happen, tell us. We won't penalize you if you need to get paid (but at >> the same time we hope you recognize we probably can't afford market >> rates). >> >> * The deadline is Sunday, June 17th, and we'll aim to make a decision that >> week. >> >> Thanks everyone! >> >> Jacob >> >> PS: I'm deliberately burying this down in the thread instead of >> posting this more publicly. I'd like to avoid this becoming a general >> call; I'm more interested in reaching people who're *already* paying >> attention to this effort. I'd appreciate it, then, if you'd keep this >> call off Reddit, Hacker News, etc. However, if you know someone who >> you think *should* be interested, please forward it onto them! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-developers/-/BIpmPoJtjvMJ. > > To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
