Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21

Fri Sep 19 07:14:25 UTC 2014

----- Original Message -----
> 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.

Hi Paul,
thanks - as we're now Go for Fedora 21 Alpha, please move it to the
announcement wiki. For Alpha, I'd probably limit the scope of WS 
notes a bit, not to create a huge document nobody reads and add more
details for final release. As we plan for final release to have own
page for all products.

Ideally on Monday, so then we can prepare text formatted version to
be announced on Tuesday morning US time.

Thanks
Jaroslav

> 
> 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!
> 
> * * *
> 
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