The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
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@jeffmcneill @soulcutter @Codeberg I'd describe Codeberg as a "DIY project", in the sense that we do many things by ourselves and learn along the way.
Perhaps that could've been communicated better (other than the follow-up reply), but there are other team members focused on Public Relations and we'd consult others as well. As in, what you're describing is something that we'd do (instead of purely letting "others define us" with no control).
@jeffmcneill @soulcutter @Codeberg But I think I understand better that the fact that I did not clarify "we'd check in with all relevant stakeholders and brainstorm it anyway - but perhaps use a few starting points" (and the subsequent lack of transparency in that regard) in the posts above was part of what led to your response though.
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg Free as in freedom. -
@jeffmcneill @soulcutter @Codeberg But I think I understand better that the fact that I did not clarify "we'd check in with all relevant stakeholders and brainstorm it anyway - but perhaps use a few starting points" (and the subsequent lack of transparency in that regard) in the posts above was part of what led to your response though.
@n0toose @soulcutter @Codeberg I still don't see any advantage. Folks feel consulted but if their idea is not represented, then that can't be a happy occasion. Maybe some focus groups but the spray and pray method of marketing kind of violates everything about marketing as a discipline. I get that you might not have a background in this area. I'd suggest starting with Peter Drucker for a good foundation.
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg I am thinking about some water related theme:
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg A codeforge for the commons by the commons.
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@n0toose @soulcutter @Codeberg I still don't see any advantage. Folks feel consulted but if their idea is not represented, then that can't be a happy occasion. Maybe some focus groups but the spray and pray method of marketing kind of violates everything about marketing as a discipline. I get that you might not have a background in this area. I'd suggest starting with Peter Drucker for a good foundation.
@jeffmcneill @soulcutter @Codeberg Eh, there's a good idea here and there, but it's true that there's (as expected) a lot of things that would not be "usable as-is", but they still have value in the sense that they're an expression of "how one sees/thinks of Codeberg" in one sentence.
Thank you for the advice; I'll take a look into the suggestion.
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Tip: A bunch of ideas we have gotten so far involve the themes "mountain"/"summit", "unlike the 'rest of the Internet'", "retreat", "iceberg", "cool"... there miiiight be something behind those, but we also welcome out-of-the-box suggestions.
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg I hate slogans because they are completely useless. What's the point? How does it solve anything? You have a lot of space to explain what codeberg stands for so.
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg "fork around and find out"?
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The first thing that people see when visiting https://codeberg.org is the following: "Software development, but free!"
However, projects hosted on Codeberg are not necessarily by developers of software—on the other hand, deciding on a new slogan can be difficult and contentious, as first impressions really matter (and there's not a lot of space there).
So, one of the people controlling the social media account decided to ask the fediverse: Any good ideas?
@Codeberg Software development without ties.
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