This is to follow-up what I hinted at on Identica.
As to releasing copyleft-next, this is a very good week to bury news of any sort. I would suggest and propose that any initial release be done at a press availability so that members of the tech press, such that they are, can be physically present to ask questions. We already saw coverage that was less than optimal at the start of this effort that I intervened to try to get corrected over at The Register. Having a press availability, this is part of the normal mechanics of doing things.
I would suggest holding an event in New York City in a few weeks or so and inviting folks from CNET, The Register, Ars Technica, and such other outlets as may be determined appropriate to come. The location should be neutral ground. Bureaus for most of the mentioned outlets are either in Boston or NYC and with northeast regional transit infrastructure being superior in some respects to that found elsewhere in the United States this would not be as great of an imposition as, for example, asking them to attend an event here in northeast Ohio's Ashtabula County.
To do this, a few things would need to be nailed down:
1. A date 2. A time 3. A place 4. Who shall be available to the press
To members of the media, commit logs and e-mail archives sometimes are not enough to be able to understand a subject to be able to write a story. Sometimes questions have to be asked and answered. To help gain knowledge throughout the community at large, the media plays an important role in the existence of something like copyleft-next.
I'll tentatively commit to baking some cookies and bringing them across two state lines perhaps for such an invited press availability if somebody else can bring coffee. :-)
As for numbering, I'd follow Gentoo/Ubuntu mechanics and go with something akin to 2012.12 perhaps.
Stephen Michael Kellat Press Flack for the Music Along the River Festival near Ohio's Grand River Head Writer, Erie Looking Productions Ashtabula Township, OH