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F21 Alpha release announcement
by Jaroslav Reznik 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Hey marketing! As Fedora 21 is coming, the readiness meeting is this week, I'd like to have release announcement draft written by the meeting, sooner than later (even there's still some possibility of Alpha delays). Fedora 21 as it's next, is going to be a bit different to previous releases, especially with products introduction. We should make sure release announcement reflects it but on the other hand, I really like the target audience structure we have now (and it still somehow fits products). As always, place to coordinate/write announcement is at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F21_Alpha_release_announcement (Not yet created but I can again help with features etc.). Thanks Jaroslav

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Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21
by Paul W. Frields 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 09:46:07AM -0400, Christian Schaller wrote: > Hi everyone, > Here are some draft notes I prepared to try to help our marketing team > build up some release notes and press material on the Fedora Workstation release. > Already sent it to the Working Group members, but I thought I send it out to these two > lists for further review and suggestions. I took a shot at revising Christian's notes, using the feedback from the thread thus far. With this revision I tried to reduce the level of formality, the amount of technical terminology, and overall sentence length and complexity. I also introduced some bullet points where I felt it made the text more readable. I also renamed the Software tool here to "App Catalog" because the ease of the tool does remind me of e.g. a retail store catalog. Presented here for your (most welcome!) slings and arrows: * * * The Fedora Workstation is a new take on desktop development from the Fedora Community. Our goal is to pick the best components, and integrate and polish them. This work results in a more polished and targeted product than you've previously seen from the Fedora desktop. We want our desktop operating system to solve your problems, not be your problem. Easy access to all your software The cornerstone of the Fedora Workstation is the App Catalog, which lets you find all kinds of applications quickly and easily. The improvements to the App Catalog in Fedora 21 provide a responsive and fast user experience. In addition, Fedora packagers have worked with developers around the world to greatly improve the number of featured applications. Improvements to the Terminal application We want developers to have a great experience, so a strong Terminal application is absolutely important. We've integrated a set of additional features in the Terminal, such as: * Support for transparent backgrounds * Automatic title updates to help you identify different terminals * A simple toggle for system keybindings in both the Terminal and GNOME desktop overview to help you search for Terminals by name Experimental Wayland Support Wayland is a new and exciting technology that will power Linux desktops of the future. With Fedora Workstation 21 you can visit the future now, and see how well your applications work with Wayland. You can also experiment with making your applications take advantage of Wayland's new capabilities. Much of the core Wayland development comes from Fedora Workstation contributors, so this is your chance to try out Wayland straight from the source. Developer Assistant We recognize developers need an easy and straightforward way to set up many different programming environments. In Fedora Workstation, we offer the Developer Assistant, which takes care of this setup for a large number of language runtimes and IDEs. And now, thanks to its integration with new Fedora Software Collections, multiple versions of different languages are available to suit your needs. Ease of installation We want the installation of the Fedora Workstation to be as straightforward and simple as possible. In Fedora Workstation we've distilled this process down to selecting the layout of your physical media, and then pressing "Install." (In fact, you can even let the installer choose the disk layout for you.) And because the future of installations is not optical disks, we ship with an easy to use tool to help you create bootable USB sticks. Toolkit integration We recognize you have a job to do, and you want to use the tools that let you get it done. That's why we've been working hard to make all your applications in Fedora Workstation look and feel the same. From the new theming for Qt to the ability to run HTML5 web services in a chromeless window, we want all your apps to feel like a natural extension to your desktop. Support for extremely high resolution displays (HiDPI) Technology never stands still, and as a software developer you're used to using the best technology available. So we've spent a lot of time and effort on supporting the new generation of HiDPI displays. That's probably why Fedora has been called "the best of HiDPI." Exciting roadmap This Fedora Workstation release is not the end. It's the beginning of a new era for Fedora on the desktop. We have a roadmap lined up to bring a range of exciting new technologies to the Linux desktop: * Containers * Smarter virtual machines * Better development tools * More web integration * ...and much more So if you want to be part of the future of the Linux desktop be sure to get on board now! * * * -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com

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distributing Fedora-sponsored magazines - what's the plan?
by Rikki Endsley 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Greetings, Do we have a plan in place to make sure the 2k Fedora-sponsored print magazines (w/Fedora 20 DVD) in the Raleigh office are distributed to Fedora booths? If not...what's the plan to make the plan? Rikki Endsley | Community Evangelist Open Source and Standards (OSAS), Red Hat http://community.redhat.com/ Twitter: @redhatopen | @rikkiends

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Duplicate posts on G+
by Ryan Lerch 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

HI all, I have been trying to keep updating the Fedora Google+ site with fresh content, but i have noticed recently that there have been a few posts to the google+ that provide the same info as stuff i posted a few days earlier (paul's awesome screencast, and a link to the flock surveys are two examples here)-- just trying to figure out what is going on so we aren't seen to be spamming people with the same content over and over again. cheers, ryanlerch

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Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting
by Chris Roberts 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

What days were we thinking about doing this? I want to get this started, I think this will be a win for everyone? Chris <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Rikki Endsley <rendsley(a)redhat.com> </div><div>Date:09/13/2014 10:34 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: jzb(a)redhat.com,Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting </div><div> </div>I don't have a strong personal preference, but I agree with Joe's points about IRC. +1 for IRC meetings. (And don't believe what you read on twitter - Betty White and IRC are both still alive and kicking.) Rikki Endsley | Community Evangelist Open Source and Standards (OSAS), Red Hat http://community.redhat.com/ Twitter: @redhatopen | @rikkiends ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Brockmeier" <jzb(a)redhat.com> > To: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:52:30 AM > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > > On 09/13/2014 07:23 AM, Timothy Butterworth wrote: > > Is it possible to switch meetings to Google Hangouts? IRC is > > essentially dead technology. > > "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." ~ IRC > > IRC is a good "low barrier to entry" technology: It operates reasonably > well over slow connections, you can easily get into IRC with any number > of clients across all OSes, and doesn't require any proprietary > software. Some or all of those criteria may not be important to you > personally, but they are important to others. > > Also, we use meeting logging software that helps keep track of > minutes/action items, etc. That doesn't work with Google Hangouts. > Skimming the log of an IRC meeting is much easier than trying to skim > through a recording of a hangout (assuming you're talking about using > the audio/video and not just a group chatroom - but meetbot still > doesn't work with Hangouts AFAIK). > > Other folks may feel differently, but -1 here. > > Best, > > jzb > -- > Joe Brockmeier | Principal Cloud & Storage Analyst > jzb(a)redhat.com | http://community.redhat.com/ > Twitter: @jzb | http://dissociatedpress.net/ > > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing -- marketing mailing list marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing

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Re: marketing Digest, Vol 123, Issue 13
by Jeremiah Ross 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

I would love to be on board; which platform would we use for the meeting.... Google Hangouts? On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 4:35 PM, <marketing-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > Send marketing mailing list submissions to > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > marketing-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > marketing-owner(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of marketing digest..." > > > NOTE: When replying to digest messages, please set the subject to match > the original message. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting (Chris Roberts) > 2. Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting (Ryan Lerch) > 3. Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting (Ryan Lerch) > 4. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > (Jaroslav Reznik) > 5. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > (Jiri Eischmann) > 6. Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting (Joe Brockmeier) > 7. Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting (Ryan Lerch) > 8. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > (Jared K. Smith) > 9. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > (Jiri Eischmann) > 10. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 (Josh Boyer) > 11. Magazine down? (Matthew Miller) > 12. Re: Magazine down? (Matthew Miller) > 13. Re: Magazine down? (Ryan Lerch) > 14. Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > (Paul W. Frields) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:05:48 -0400 (EDT) > From: Chris Roberts <chris.roberts(a)croberts.org> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > Message-ID: > <1276971668.8286389.1410440748890.JavaMail.zimbra(a)croberts.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I would totally be up for this. I really think we can get some good ideas > going and make for better consistent content pushes. > > - Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Lamourine" <markllama(a)gmail.com> > To: "Fedora Marketing team" <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:50:38 AM > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > > I'm in as Sysadmin..... > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Amita Sharma < amsharma(a)redhat.com > > wrote: > > > Great Idea, I will love to join :) > > Thanks, > Amita > On 09/11/2014 03:53 AM, Zacharias Mitzelos wrote: > > > Count me in as well Ryan ;) > > Zacharias > On 11/09/2014 01:01 πμ, Rikki Endsley wrote: > > > Sounds great, count me in. > > I'm switching from CentOS to Fedora on my work laptop this week (have > Fedora on a home laptop currently), which should make coming up with ideas > and writing articles easier. > > > Rikki Endsley | Community Evangelist > Open Source and Standards (OSAS), Red Hat > > http://community.redhat.com/ > Twitter: @redhatopen | @rikkiends > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul W. Frields" < stickster(a)gmail.com > > To: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject. org > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 4:34:49 PM > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 03:58:19PM -0400, Ryan Lerch wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Just wondering what people think about a fortnightly meeting specially > dedicatied to the magazine, where we can pitch and discuss ideas for posts > on the magazine. Obviously not all articles on the mag would come from such > a meeting (ie the ones that are more "newsy" and are written when something > is announced) > I would love to participate in this meeting, since I'd like to broaden > my Magazine participation as well. > > -- > Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ > gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 > http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople. org/ > The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject. org > https://admin.fedoraproject. org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject. org > https://admin.fedoraproject. org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > > > -- > ---- > Mark Lamourine < markllama(a)gmail.com > > Dad, Hubbie, Software Developer, System Administrator, Road Cyclist > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:15:06 -0400 > From: Ryan Lerch <rlerch(a)redhat.com> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > Message-ID: <5411AE6A.5010500(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On Thu 11 Sep 2014 09:05:48 AM EDT, Chris Roberts wrote: > > I would totally be up for this. I really think we can get some good > ideas going and make for better consistent content pushes. > > > > - Chris > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Lamourine" <markllama(a)gmail.com> > > To: "Fedora Marketing team" <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:50:38 AM > > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > > > > I'm in as Sysadmin..... > > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Amita Sharma < amsharma(a)redhat.com > > wrote: > > > > > > Great Idea, I will love to join :) > > > > Thanks, > > Amita > > On 09/11/2014 03:53 AM, Zacharias Mitzelos wrote: > > > > > > Count me in as well Ryan ;) > > > > Zacharias > > On 11/09/2014 01:01 πμ, Rikki Endsley wrote: > > > > > > Sounds great, count me in. > > > > I'm switching from CentOS to Fedora on my work laptop this week (have > Fedora on a home laptop currently), which should make coming up with ideas > and writing articles easier. > > > > > > Rikki Endsley | Community Evangelist > > Open Source and Standards (OSAS), Red Hat > > > > http://community.redhat.com/ > > Twitter: @redhatopen | @rikkiends > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Paul W. Frields" < stickster(a)gmail.com > > > To: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject. org > > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 4:34:49 PM > > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > > > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 03:58:19PM -0400, Ryan Lerch wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Just wondering what people think about a fortnightly meeting specially > > dedicatied to the magazine, where we can pitch and discuss ideas for > posts > > on the magazine. Obviously not all articles on the mag would come from > such > > a meeting (ie the ones that are more "newsy" and are written when > something > > is announced) > > I would love to participate in this meeting, since I'd like to broaden > > my Magazine participation as well. > > > > Just going to throw a time out here -- what do people think of UTC 1400 > - UTC1500 as a time of day for a meeting? > We can pick any day really. > > cheers, > ryanlerch > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:16:48 -0400 > From: Ryan Lerch <rlerch(a)redhat.com> > To: ankursinha(a)fedoraproject.org, Fedora Marketing team > <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > Message-ID: <5411AED0.7050001(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > On 09/11/2014 12:41 AM, Ankur Sinha wrote: > > On Thu, 2014-09-11 at 09:37 +0530, Amita Sharma wrote: > >> Great Idea, I will love to join :) > > I'll turn up when I can too - probably not while I'm still down under, > > but as soon as I move some place with a more convenient time difference. > > > > > I know that feeling well! -- there are not many good times in the AU > timezone that mesh with the US workday :) > > That said, the easiest way to participate might be to write up a brief > pitch, and then one of us can pitch the idea in the meeting! > > cheers, > ryanlerch > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/attachments/20140911/ea5… > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:45:37 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik(a)redhat.com> > To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop > <desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Cc: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: > <68170701.21462279.1410446737123.JavaMail.zimbra(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Hi everyone, > > Here are some draft notes I prepared to try to help our marketing team > > build up some release notes and press material on the Fedora Workstation > > release. > > Already sent it to the Working Group members, but I thought I send it > out to > > these two > > lists for further review and suggestions. > > Christian, > thanks for help - for release announcement, once the WG is ok with this > draft, > feel free to edit > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F21_Alpha_release_announcement > > I'm really happy to see this activity happening in working groups, really > working towards the best product marketing materials! Thank you very much! > > Jaroslav > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:40:29 +0200 > From: Jiri Eischmann <eischmann(a)redhat.com> > To: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Cc: desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: <1410450029.2847.5.camel(a)dhcp-28-125.brq.redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Jared K. Smith píše v St 10. 09. 2014 v 14:09 -0400: > > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Richard Hughes <hughsient(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Eeek. Don't call it an "appstore" else the lawyers get all > > jumpy. I've > > been referring to it all the time as an "application > > installer" as I > > don't fancy fighting that fight. > > > > > > > > I have to agree here -- not so much because I don't want any sort of a > > legal trouble, but because there's no "store" to speak of. (Unless, > > of course, you use "store" to mean "storage", and not "a place to buy > > things".) Since we don't charge money for any of the applications, I > > have a hard time calling it a store. Let's call it an "application > > installer" or a "software installer", but not an application store, > > please. > > What about calling it an "app catalog"? It doesn't imply we sell apps > and the name is not currently used or claimed by anyone AFAIK (HP used > to have App Catalog for their webOS, but that's dead now). > Frankly, I don't like calling it an installer because there is a > qualitative difference between an installer and the kind of application > GNOME Software is trying to be. > What comes to my mind when I hear the word "installer" is a program that > installs whatever you ask it to install, but I think GNOME Software is > more than that. It shows in a fashionable way what the platform offers > app-wise. And it also takes care of updates btw. > > Jiri > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:26:53 -0500 > From: Joe Brockmeier <jzb(a)redhat.com> > To: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > Message-ID: <5411CD4D.6030305(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 09/11/2014 09:15 AM, Ryan Lerch wrote: > > Just going to throw a time out here -- what do people think of UTC 1400 > > - UTC1500 as a time of day for a meeting? > > We can pick any day really. > > That's 9 a.m. my time, so - kinda works. I have a lot of meetings from 8 > a.m. to 11 a.m. depending on the day of week, but I can usually keep an > eyeball on IRC if I'm at the desk. > > I'm fine with the idea of a meeting, but I'd also note - there's nothing > to stop people from pitching ideas on the mailing list 24/7. So - I > would hope that the meeting would be more brainstorming and generating > new ideas, and make sure if someone has a good idea they can run with - > they can do that without waiting for the meeting. > > Silly question - any reason not to fold this in with the other marketing > meeting? > > Best, > > jzb > > -- > Joe Brockmeier | Principal Cloud & Storage Analyst > jzb(a)redhat.com | http://community.redhat.com/ > Twitter: @jzb | http://dissociatedpress.net/ > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: signature.asc > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 473 bytes > Desc: OpenPGP digital signature > URL: < > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/attachments/20140911/ead… > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:04:00 -0400 > From: Ryan Lerch <rlerch(a)redhat.com> > To: jzb(a)redhat.com, Fedora Marketing team > <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Proposal -- fortnightly magazine meeting > Message-ID: <5411D600.4040605(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > On 09/11/2014 12:26 PM, Joe Brockmeier wrote: > > On 09/11/2014 09:15 AM, Ryan Lerch wrote: > >> Just going to throw a time out here -- what do people think of UTC 1400 > >> - UTC1500 as a time of day for a meeting? > >> We can pick any day really. > > That's 9 a.m. my time, so - kinda works. I have a lot of meetings from 8 > > a.m. to 11 a.m. depending on the day of week, but I can usually keep an > > eyeball on IRC if I'm at the desk. > > > > I'm fine with the idea of a meeting, but I'd also note - there's nothing > > to stop people from pitching ideas on the mailing list 24/7. > No nothing at all, except we rarely get pitches on the list even though > it is known that it happens this way. The idea of a standalone meeting > is to hopefully get people to collate a few thoughts, then get them to > pitch them as ideas in the brainstorm session. Maybe not the way a > "traditional" pitch works. > > regards, > ryanlerch > > > So - I > > would hope that the meeting would be more brainstorming and generating > > new ideas, and make sure if someone has a good idea they can run with - > > they can do that without waiting for the meeting. > > > > Silly question - any reason not to fold this in with the other marketing > > meeting? > > > > Best, > > > > jzb > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/attachments/20140911/80e… > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:39:56 -0400 > From: "Jared K. Smith" <jsmith(a)fedoraproject.org> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Cc: fedora-desktop <desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: > < > CA+0bQbHYFqJNwTmotzGE2KwLFE17pxEr6NZpYVYSPZ1wfLoo0Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Jiri Eischmann <eischmann(a)redhat.com> > wrote: > > > What about calling it an "app catalog"? > > > > I'm fine with calling it an "App Catalog" or "Application Catalog" or > "Software Center". I'm just not comfortable with "store" or "market" or > "marketplace" since we're not selling anything. > > -- > Jared Smith. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/attachments/20140911/f46… > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:50:55 +0200 > From: Jiri Eischmann <eischmann(a)redhat.com> > To: desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Cc: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: <1410457855.2847.7.camel(a)dhcp-28-125.brq.redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Michael Catanzaro píše v Čt 11. 09. 2014 v 11:27 -0500: > > On Thu, 2014-09-11 at 17:40 +0200, Jiri Eischmann wrote: > > > What about calling it an "app catalog"? > > > > How about "software center?" > > That's also a good option. A little downside could be that it's used by > Ubuntu already (Ubuntu Software Center). > > Jiri > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:31:23 -0400 > From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer(a)fedoraproject.org> > To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop > <desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Cc: marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: > <CA+5PVA5W6vQYZ5= > FEsMKFOuoNNopdeWRzK3MErho3tJ92gqGgA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Jiri Eischmann <eischmann(a)redhat.com> > wrote: > > Michael Catanzaro píše v Čt 11. 09. 2014 v 11:27 -0500: > >> On Thu, 2014-09-11 at 17:40 +0200, Jiri Eischmann wrote: > >> > What about calling it an "app catalog"? > >> > >> How about "software center?" > > > > That's also a good option. A little downside could be that it's used by > > Ubuntu already (Ubuntu Software Center). > > There are only so many names you can call a thing that actually > describe that thing. We shouldn't be afraid to use a generic term > just because Ubuntu uses it. > > josh > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:02:27 -0400 > From: Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Magazine down? > Message-ID: <20140911190227.GA16482(a)mattdm.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > The fedora magazine front page is blank -- literally 0 bytes. If I go to > the admin URL, I get a plain old-school HTML page telling me that the > database doesn't need to be upgraded and a link to continue, which takes me > to that blank front page.... > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:09:23 -0400 > From: Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Magazine down? > Message-ID: <20140911190923.GA17122(a)mattdm.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 03:02:27PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > > The fedora magazine front page is blank -- literally 0 bytes. If I go to > > the admin URL, I get a plain old-school HTML page telling me that the > > database doesn't need to be upgraded and a link to continue, which takes > me > > to that blank front page.... > > Huh. Now it's fine. > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:05:56 -0400 > From: Ryan Lerch <rlerch(a)redhat.com> > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> > Cc: Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Re: Magazine down? > Message-ID: <541200A4.3040306(a)redhat.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On Thu 11 Sep 2014 03:09:23 PM EDT, Matthew Miller wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 03:02:27PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > >> The fedora magazine front page is blank -- literally 0 bytes. If I go > to > >> the admin URL, I get a plain old-school HTML page telling me that the > >> database doesn't need to be upgraded and a link to continue, which > takes me > >> to that blank front page.... > > > > Huh. Now it's fine. > > > > It seems it was updated (not sure if by someone, or automatically) -- > the wp-admin page is giving me the update database thingo > > cheers, > ryanlerch > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:35:29 -0400 > From: "Paul W. Frields" <stickster(a)gmail.com> > To: desktop(a)lists.fedoraproject.org, marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21 > Message-ID: <20140911213529.GK29141(a)jayne-eth.internal.frields.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 09:46:07AM -0400, Christian Schaller wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Here are some draft notes I prepared to try to help our marketing team > > build up some release notes and press material on the Fedora Workstation > release. > > Already sent it to the Working Group members, but I thought I send it > out to these two > > lists for further review and suggestions. > > I took a shot at revising Christian's notes, using the feedback from > the thread thus far. With this revision I tried to reduce the level > of formality, the amount of technical terminology, and overall > sentence length and complexity. I also introduced some bullet points > where I felt it made the text more readable. I also renamed the > Software tool here to "App Catalog" because the ease of the tool does > remind me of e.g. a retail store catalog. > > Presented here for your (most welcome!) slings and arrows: > > * * * > > The Fedora Workstation is a new take on desktop development from the > Fedora Community. Our goal is to pick the best components, and > integrate and polish them. This work results in a more polished and > targeted product than you've previously seen from the Fedora > desktop. We want our desktop operating system to solve your problems, > not be your problem. > > Easy access to all your software > > The cornerstone of the Fedora Workstation is the App Catalog, which > lets you find all kinds of applications quickly and easily. The > improvements to the App Catalog in Fedora 21 provide a responsive and > fast user experience. In addition, Fedora packagers have worked with > developers around the world to greatly improve the number of featured > applications. > > Improvements to the Terminal application > > We want developers to have a great experience, so a strong Terminal > application is absolutely important. We've integrated a set of > additional features in the Terminal, such as: > > * Support for transparent backgrounds > * Automatic title updates to help you identify different terminals > * A simple toggle for system keybindings in both the Terminal and > GNOME desktop overview to help you search for Terminals by name > > Experimental Wayland Support > > Wayland is a new and exciting technology that will power Linux > desktops of the future. With Fedora Workstation 21 you can visit the > future now, and see how well your applications work with Wayland. You > can also experiment with making your applications take advantage of > Wayland's new capabilities. Much of the core Wayland development comes > from Fedora Workstation contributors, so this is your chance to try > out Wayland straight from the source. > > Developer Assistant > > We recognize developers need an easy and straightforward way to set up > many different programming environments. In Fedora Workstation, we > offer the Developer Assistant, which takes care of this setup for a > large number of language runtimes and IDEs. And now, thanks to its > integration with new Fedora Software Collections, multiple versions of > different languages are available to suit your needs. > > Ease of installation > > We want the installation of the Fedora Workstation to be as > straightforward and simple as possible. In Fedora Workstation we've > distilled this process down to selecting the layout of your physical > media, and then pressing "Install." (In fact, you can even let the > installer choose the disk layout for you.) And because the future of > installations is not optical disks, we ship with an easy to use tool > to help you create bootable USB sticks. > > Toolkit integration > > We recognize you have a job to do, and you want to use the tools that > let you get it done. That's why we've been working hard to make all > your applications in Fedora Workstation look and feel the same. From > the new theming for Qt to the ability to run HTML5 web services in a > chromeless window, we want all your apps to feel like a natural > extension to your desktop. > > Support for extremely high resolution displays (HiDPI) > > Technology never stands still, and as a software developer you're used > to using the best technology available. So we've spent a lot of time > and effort on supporting the new generation of HiDPI displays. That's > probably why Fedora has been called "the best of HiDPI." > > Exciting roadmap > > This Fedora Workstation release is not the end. It's the beginning of > a new era for Fedora on the desktop. We have a roadmap lined up to > bring a range of exciting new technologies to the Linux desktop: > > * Containers > * Smarter virtual machines > * Better development tools > * More web integration > * ...and much more > > So if you want to be part of the future of the Linux desktop be sure > to get on board now! > > * * * > > -- > Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ > gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 > http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ > The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > End of marketing Digest, Vol 123, Issue 13 > ****************************************** > -- Jeremiah Ross | email: mrjeremiahross(a)gmail.com | Voice: 1 510 333 7767 |

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Magazine down?
by Matthew Miller 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

The fedora magazine front page is blank -- literally 0 bytes. If I go to the admin URL, I get a plain old-school HTML page telling me that the database doesn't need to be upgraded and a link to continue, which takes me to that blank front page.... -- Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> Fedora Project Leader

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Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21
by Jiri Eischmann 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Michael Catanzaro píše v Čt 11. 09. 2014 v 11:27 -0500: > On Thu, 2014-09-11 at 17:40 +0200, Jiri Eischmann wrote: > > What about calling it an "app catalog"? > > How about "software center?" That's also a good option. A little downside could be that it's used by Ubuntu already (Ubuntu Software Center). Jiri

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Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21
by Jared K. Smith 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Richard Hughes <hughsient(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Eeek. Don't call it an "appstore" else the lawyers get all jumpy. I've > been referring to it all the time as an "application installer" as I > don't fancy fighting that fight. > I have to agree here -- not so much because I don't want any sort of a legal trouble, but because there's no "store" to speak of. (Unless, of course, you use "store" to mean "storage", and not "a place to buy things".) Since we don't charge money for any of the applications, I have a hard time calling it a store. Let's call it an "application installer" or a "software installer", but not an application store, please. -- Jared Smith

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Re: Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21
by Jaroslav Reznik 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

----- Original Message ----- > Hi everyone, > Here are some draft notes I prepared to try to help our marketing team > build up some release notes and press material on the Fedora Workstation > release. > Already sent it to the Working Group members, but I thought I send it out to > these two > lists for further review and suggestions. Christian, thanks for help - for release announcement, once the WG is ok with this draft, feel free to edit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F21_Alpha_release_announcement I'm really happy to see this activity happening in working groups, really working towards the best product marketing materials! Thank you very much! Jaroslav

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