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The Marketing Working Group (MWG) is pleased to announce the addition of new team members.
The primary focus of the Marketing Working Group (MWG) is to raise awareness of the Joomla Content Management System (CMS) and Framework within the international Joomla community, as well as the general open source community.
In December we announced that we were seeking nominations from the community for new members to join the Marketing Working Group. The original article can be accessed here: https://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1786-call-for-marketing-working-group-members.html
We are pleased to announce that Jess Dunbar will be leading the Marketing Working Group, which is formed of the following members:
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- Written by: Ruth Cheesley
Open Source Matters (OSM) has, as one of its main responsibilities, the managing and protection of the Joomla!® trademarks.
OSM is looking for a new Trademark Team Manager.
The Team Manager will be responsible for:
- Managing the Trademark team's day-to-day activities
- Adding new team members
- Assigning of responsibilities and tasks
- Reviewing and implementing new workflows
- Managing the Helpdesk software
- Creating systems for storing and retrieving records
- Reporting to the OSM Board
- Assisting with review of current Trademark rules and information
- Assisting with updating of current assets (logos, badges, style guidelines)
The ideal candidate will have:
- Good communication skills
- Background in Trademark or Intellectual Property (IP) work, or some legal training
- The ability to to lead and work well within a team
- Can overcome language, gender and cultural barriers
- Have some knowledge of the inner workings of the Joomla! Project
If you would like to nominate someone, or want to nominate yourself, please use the nomination form.
The deadline for submissions is Saturday, the 18th of January 2014 at midnight GMT.
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The Joomla! Extensions Directory Team is please to announce that the Terms of Service has been updated and will take effect February 1, 2014.
Summary of Changes
4.1.d We will be removing Translations and Tools that do not use the Joomla installer (excluding extension specific extensions).
4.1.e We've integrated the JED Submission Checklists.
4.4 We have changed the distribution models from "Commercial" and "Non-Commercial" to "Free" and "Paid".
Changing distribution models in either direction will result in the loss of reviews/votes.
Extensions that require any form of payment, trade or connect to a commercial service that requires a payment to function will need to be listed as "Paid".
8 We're adding a Dispute Resolution process, which will be completed by the end of Q1 2014.
13 Future ToS updates will be announced 30 days prior to implementing changes.
Other We've removed the requirement of using specific text when requesting reviews.
To see how this change applies to you be sure to read the entire Terms of Service. You can comment and ask questions about these changes in this forum thread.
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- Written by: Matthew Baylor
The Joomla Events Team held a meeting on December 15, 2013. At this meeting the team discussed the goals for 2014 and also identified several areas that could be improved and potential solutions.
Attendees at this meeting were: Radek Suski, Mike Carson, Dianne Henning, Sigrid Suski, and Saurabh Shah
The new goals identified for 2014 are as follows:
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- Written by: Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall
Appreciation and Recognition
This is not the official end of the year summary. So don’t look for detailed reports of what’s been accomplished. Instead, as we approach the end of another incredible year, we want to take a moment and say a very heartfelt “Thank you!”. This has been one of our most exciting years ever and we’ve seen so many outstanding things happen. And everyone deserves to feel the satisfaction of a job well done. So please accept our deepest appreciation for everything you’ve done.
Details of the Holiday / Date of Return
Here’s the bottom line.
Starting at 12:01AM (UTC) Saturday, 21 December 2013, until 12:01AM (UTC) 02 January 2014,
Joomla is taking a holiday. This means that no official decisions will be announced, no major changes will take place, and no one is under any obligation to respond in a timely manner to any request. We know, this sounds crazy and how could anyone live in the real world, interacting with real people instead of spending hours in front of a computer screen staring at another email thread. It’s true. Joomla is more than software, more than a community, and as such, we understand there are some things of greater importance than discussions about code. (Some things...but not many).
When a community has a year like Joomla has experienced with such a high level of contribution, interaction, and commitment it’s important to take time to recharge. It’s important to take some time off for mental health. We want 2014 to start strong, and to stay strong; and that means we should all get rested and ready for what lies ahead.
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- Written by: The Joomla Project