Some suggestions for Marketing notes for FW 21

Fri Sep 19 07:15:01 UTC 2014

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> ----- 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.

I forgot to link wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F21_Alpha_release_announcement

Jaroslav

> 
> 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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