Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
Dear Sumana, Would you please point me to the final press release? As I am planning to send them to every launch party organizers to help us to localize and spread the word in their local area. Thanks, Pockey On 03/31/2011 12:18 AM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: On 03/30/2011 12:34 AM, Sriram Ramkrishna wrote: I believe Federico's full name is Federico Mena Quintero. Aieee, how did I miss that? Thanks, fixed. About to start sending this out. best, Sumana -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
Thanks, Pockey! It's here: http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/2011-04-gnome-3.0-released.html best, Sumana On 04/05/2011 06:35 AM, Pockey Lam wrote: Dear Sumana, Would you please point me to the final press release? As I am planning to send them to every launch party organizers to help us to localize and spread the word in their local area. Thanks, Pockey On 03/31/2011 12:18 AM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: On 03/30/2011 12:34 AM, Sriram Ramkrishna wrote: I believe Federico's full name is Federico Mena Quintero. Aieee, how did I miss that? Thanks, fixed. About to start sending this out. best, Sumana -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 12:18 -0400, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: On 03/30/2011 12:34 AM, Sriram Ramkrishna wrote: I believe Federico's full name is Federico Mena Quintero. Aieee, how did I miss that? Thanks, fixed. About to start sending this out. If you want to translate the press release into Spanish, drop me a line. Cheers, -- Juanjo Marin -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
Sumana: On 03/28/11 07:24 PM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: Groton, MA, April 6 2011: Today the GNOME Desktop project releases GNOME 3.0, its first major release in nine years. A revolutionary new user interface, new features for developers, and a stronger accessibility foundation make this a historic moment for the Linux desktop. GNOME works on many operating systems that are not Linux, such as FreeBSD and Solaris. Could we please use a more general term? I think more simply saying make this a historic moment for the free and open source desktop would be more inclusive and avoid this issue. The GNOME 3 platform consists of the GNOME Shell and the GNOME 3 development foundation. The GNOME Shell reimagines the user interface for the next generation of the Free Open Source desktop. The innovative GNOME Shell allows users to focus on tasks while minimizing distractions such as notifications, extra workspaces, and background windows. Jon McCann, one of GNOME Shell's designers, describes it as ineffable...We've taken a pretty different approach in the GNOME 3 design that focuses on the desired experience and lets the interface design follow from that With any luck you will feel more focused, aware, effective, capable, respected, delighted, and at ease. I like the above quote, though I am not sure that With any luck is the best wording. If Jon is agreeable, perhaps this could be slightly reworded to be a bit more assertive that GNOME will provide benefits without needing luck. GNOME Shell aims to [h]elp us cope with modern life in a busy world. Help us connect, stay on track, feel at ease and in control. [To help us be] informed without being disrupted. Jon's quote seems to contain a lot of ... and [] editing. A press release would look nicer if we could get Jon's permission to reword the quote to avoid needing such editorial corrections. The GNOME 3 development foundation includes improvements in the display backend, a new API, and improvements in search, user messaging, system settings, and streamlined libraries. The word and appears twice in this sentence, which seems awkward. GNOME 2 applications will continue to work in the GNOME 3 environment without modification, allowing developers to move to the GNOME 3 environment at their own pace. The GNOME 3 release notes include further details. Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO at Canonical, praises GNOME 3: In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and in people's attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. I'm encouraged to see the GNOME community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of users and questioning the status quo. In addition to improvements in user experience and the application development framework, this release marks GNOME making its accessibility framework available to other desktop environments. GNOME has always been a leader in accessibility, making GNOME 3 a usable and productive Could we say free software accessibility? environment for everyone. The new release enables applications developed for other desktop environments to be just as accessible as native GNOME applications on GNOME 3. GNOME strengthens its legendary accessibility foundation, and accelerates the pace of innovation across the Linux desktop. I would say accelerates the pace of innovation on the desktop.. There is really no need to specify a particular kernel when making this point. GNOME 3 is the cumulative work of five years of planning and design by the GNOME community. McCann notes: Perhaps the most notable part of the design process is that everything has been done in the open. We've had full transparency for every decision (good and bad) and every change we've made. We strongly believe in this model. It is not only right in principle it is just the best way in the long run to build great software sustainably in a large community. In partnership with Novell, Red Hat, other Linux distributors, schools and governments, and user groups, GNOME 3 will reach millions of users around the world. Over 3500 people have contributed changes to the project's code repositories, including the employees of 106 companies. GNOME 3 includes innumberable code changes since the 2.0 release 9 years ago. You misspell innumerable. Users and fans of GNOME have planned more than a hundred launch parties around the world. Users can download GNOME 3 from gnome3.org immediately, or wait for Linux distributions to carry it over the coming months. GNOME 3 continues to push new frontiers in user interaction. I think the term Linux is unnecessary in the above sentence and could be removed. The GNOME Project was started in 1997 by two then-university students, Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena. Their aim: to produce a free (as in freedom) desktop environment. Since then, GNOME has grown into a hugely successful enterprise. Used by millions of people across
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 08:24:29PM -0400, Sumana Harihareswara wrote: Groton, MA, April 6 2011: Today the GNOME Desktop project releases GNOME 3.0, its first major release in nine years. A revolutionary new user interface, new features for developers, and a stronger accessibility foundation make this a historic moment for the Linux desktop. No time to read the entire thing, just one comment: A while ago there was some agreement on when to use GNU/Linux and when to use Linux. I forgot what the decision was, but suggest to check the message is in line. -- Regards, Olav -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
Hi, Comments inline, apologies for brevity; im not trying to sound rude. I'm also not quite clear on the audience for this - if you think the market for this release is the tech press then my comments might be less relevant. Groton, MA, April 6 2011: Today the GNOME Desktop project releases GNOME 3.0, its first major release in nine years. A revolutionary new user interface, new features for developers, and a stronger accessibility foundation make this a historic moment for the Linux desktop. 9 years without a major release has negative connotations, and while 'major release' has a specific meaning in software, how about something more user facing 'Today the GNOME desktop project releases its first and most signifigant redesign of the computer experience in 9 years' The GNOME 3 platform consists of the GNOME Shell and the GNOME 3 development foundation. I would not introduce the distinction or idea of the platform or desktop or shell or too many new terms yet. The GNOME Shell reimagines the user interface for the next generation of the Free Open Source desktop. The innovative GNOME Shell allows users to focus on tasks while minimizing distractions such as notifications, extra workspaces, and background windows. OK Jon McCann, one of GNOME Shell's designers, describes it as ineffable...We've taken a pretty different approach in the GNOME 3 design that focuses on the desired experience and lets the interface design follow from that With any luck you will feel more focused, aware, effective, capable, respected, delighted, and at ease. GNOME Shell aims to [h]elp us cope with modern life in a busy world. Help us connect, stay on track, feel at ease and in control. [To help us be] informed without being disrupted. I would put the introduction of terms here, 'The GNOME 3 platform consists of updates to the desktop shell and the development foundations' ... it consists of ... The GNOME 3 development foundation includes improvements in the display backend, a new API, and improvements in search, user messaging, system settings, and streamlined libraries. Actually. now I'm not clear on what exactly you mean by development foundation? Foundation in this context confuses me with the GNOME foundation (the non-profit). Maybe platform? GNOME 2 applications will continue to work in the GNOME 3 environment without modification, allowing developers to move to the GNOME 3 environment at their own pace. The GNOME 3 release notes include further details. OK. Maybe also say that 'not only will GNOME 2 applications continue to work in GNOME 3 but they will also benefit from a visual refresh, to make them look at home in the GNOME shell' or something. Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO at Canonical, praises GNOME 3: In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and in people's attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. I'm encouraged to see the GNOME community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of users and questioning the status quo. OK In addition to improvements in user experience and the application development framework, this release marks GNOME making its accessibility framework available to other desktop environments. GNOME has always been a leader in accessibility, making GNOME 3 a usable and productive environment for everyone. The new release enables applications developed for other desktop environments to be just as accessible as native GNOME applications on GNOME 3. GNOME strengthens its legendary accessibility foundation, and accelerates the pace of innovation across the Linux desktop. Addressed in other reply. GNOME 3 is the cumulative work of five years of planning and design by the GNOME community. McCann notes: Perhaps the most notable part of the design process is that everything has been done in the open. We've had full transparency for every decision (good and bad) and every change we've made. We strongly believe in this model. It is not only right in principle it is just the best way in the long run to build great software sustainably in a large community. Do we want to pick this fight again? In partnership with Novell, Red Hat, other Linux distributors, schools and governments, and user groups, GNOME 3 will reach millions of users around the world. Over 3500 people have contributed changes to the project's code repositories, including the employees of 106 companies. GNOME 3 includes innumberable code changes since the 2.0 release 9 years ago. Nice! Users and fans of GNOME have planned more than a hundred launch parties around the world. Users can download GNOME 3 from gnome3.org immediately, or wait for Linux distributions to carry it over the coming months. GNOME 3 continues to push new frontiers in user interaction. Should we call this
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
Thanks for your comments, Olav, Brian, Dave, Sri, and John. I also got a review from marketing guy Ryan Singer, who said the press release looks pretty good. And I've added a quote from Miguel de Icaza. I've changed Linux throughout to either free and open source or Unix-type. I've changed the wording around the Jon McCann quotes so everything flows better. I've done some other prose re-wording fixed some spelling, and responded to your other comments. I shall be sending my next draft in a separate message and will request comments. To respond to a couple of other comments, mostly from John: On 03/29/2011 05:54 AM, John Stowers wrote: I'm also not quite clear on the audience for this - if you think the market for this release is the tech press then my comments might be less relevant. Yes, I anticipate the audience being the tech press. 9 years without a major release has negative connotations, and while 'major release' has a specific meaning in software, how about something more user facing 'Today the GNOME desktop project releases its first and most signifigant redesign of the computer experience in 9 years' Thanks. Changed. The GNOME 3 platform consists of the GNOME Shell and the GNOME 3 development foundation. I would not introduce the distinction or idea of the platform or desktop or shell or too many new terms yet. Thanks. I reworded and streamlined this explanation and other later passages about the foundation (platform instead). GNOME 3 is the cumulative work of five years of planning and design by the GNOME community. McCann notes: Perhaps the most notable part of the design process is that everything has been done in the open. We've had full transparency for every decision (good and bad) and every change we've made. We strongly believe in this model. It is not only right in principle it is just the best way in the long run to build great software sustainably in a large community. Do we want to pick this fight again? It doesn't seem like fight-picking to me; if we really did do everything in the open, then we should celebrate that and trumpet our horn. In partnership with Novell, Red Hat, other Linux distributors, schools and governments, and user groups, GNOME 3 will reach millions of users around the world. Over 3500 people have contributed changes to the project's code repositories, including the employees of 106 companies. GNOME 3 includes innumberable code changes since the 2.0 release 9 years ago. Nice! I am especially glad you like how I phrased this, John. Users and fans of GNOME have planned more than a hundred launch parties around the world. Users can download GNOME 3 from gnome3.org immediately, or wait for Linux distributions to carry it over the coming months. GNOME 3 continues to push new frontiers in user interaction. Should we call this 'try GNOME 3 from gnome3.org' AIUI the livecd is focussed on the live experience but we still recommend people wait for their distros to provide them with upgrades (although this obviously falls to pieces in the Ubuntu case). John Yeah, it's because of the Ubuntu case that I'm saying Users can download GNOME 3 from gnome3.org to try it immediately, or wait for distributions to carry it over the coming months. best, Sumana -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
With Sri's help, I've written a very rough draft for the GNOME 3.0 press release. Please comment, critique, and suggest edits within the next 36 hours (before about 8am Wednesday, US East Coast time). I'm waiting on quotes from Miguel Stormy -- as soon as I get one of them, I'm going to insert it somewhere reasonable and start sending this out to the longer-lead-time journalists on our lists (print people), as we're already behind schedule. My major questions: 1) Is everything accurate? 2) Should I move the general what is GNOME paragraph to, perhaps, the second paragraph instead of the last? (Tomorrow I can look at the whole thing with a fresh eye and start improving the prose.) -Sumana Groton, MA, April 6 2011: Today the GNOME Desktop project releases GNOME 3.0, its first major release in nine years. A revolutionary new user interface, new features for developers, and a stronger accessibility foundation make this a historic moment for the Linux desktop. The GNOME 3 platform consists of the GNOME Shell and the GNOME 3 development foundation. The GNOME Shell reimagines the user interface for the next generation of the Free Open Source desktop. The innovative GNOME Shell allows users to focus on tasks while minimizing distractions such as notifications, extra workspaces, and background windows. Jon McCann, one of GNOME Shell's designers, describes it as ineffable...We've taken a pretty different approach in the GNOME 3 design that focuses on the desired experience and lets the interface design follow from that With any luck you will feel more focused, aware, effective, capable, respected, delighted, and at ease. GNOME Shell aims to [h]elp us cope with modern life in a busy world. Help us connect, stay on track, feel at ease and in control. [To help us be] informed without being disrupted. The GNOME 3 development foundation includes improvements in the display backend, a new API, and improvements in search, user messaging, system settings, and streamlined libraries. GNOME 2 applications will continue to work in the GNOME 3 environment without modification, allowing developers to move to the GNOME 3 environment at their own pace. The GNOME 3 release notes include further details. Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO at Canonical, praises GNOME 3: In the face of constant change, both in software technology itself and in people's attitudes toward it, long-term software projects need to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. I'm encouraged to see the GNOME community taking up this challenge, responding to the evolving needs of users and questioning the status quo. In addition to improvements in user experience and the application development framework, this release marks GNOME making its accessibility framework available to other desktop environments. GNOME has always been a leader in accessibility, making GNOME 3 a usable and productive environment for everyone. The new release enables applications developed for other desktop environments to be just as accessible as native GNOME applications on GNOME 3. GNOME strengthens its legendary accessibility foundation, and accelerates the pace of innovation across the Linux desktop. GNOME 3 is the cumulative work of five years of planning and design by the GNOME community. McCann notes: Perhaps the most notable part of the design process is that everything has been done in the open. We've had full transparency for every decision (good and bad) and every change we've made. We strongly believe in this model. It is not only right in principle it is just the best way in the long run to build great software sustainably in a large community. In partnership with Novell, Red Hat, other Linux distributors, schools and governments, and user groups, GNOME 3 will reach millions of users around the world. Over 3500 people have contributed changes to the project's code repositories, including the employees of 106 companies. GNOME 3 includes innumberable code changes since the 2.0 release 9 years ago. Users and fans of GNOME have planned more than a hundred launch parties around the world. Users can download GNOME 3 from gnome3.org immediately, or wait for Linux distributions to carry it over the coming months. GNOME 3 continues to push new frontiers in user interaction. The GNOME Project was started in 1997 by two then-university students, Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena. Their aim: to produce a free (as in freedom) desktop environment. Since then, GNOME has grown into a hugely successful enterprise. Used by millions of people across the world, it is the most popular desktop environment for GNU/Linux and UNIX-type operating systems. The desktop has been utilised in successful, large-scale enterprise and public deployments, and the project's developer technologies are utilised in a large number of popular mobile devices. For further comments and information, contact the
Re: ROUGH draft of GNOME 3.0 press release (request for comments)
I've already taken out the accessibility paragraph, on the advice of #a11y. mgorse sumanah: There is a QT bridge now, which I think is still a work in progress, but a lot of progress is being made. The port of AT-SPI to DBus helped since QT already supports DBus * sumanah nods sumanah mgorse: so I am getting the sense that this release marks GNOME making its accessibility framework available to other desktop environments is not quite accurate? ... sumanah eeejay: so I am trying to check whether it's reasonable to say, of GNOME 3.0, that this is a release where the a11y foundation goes cross-platform sumanah I remember in May 2010 at the marketing hackfest we developed that as a talking point sumanah did it happen in the fall release and I just missed it? eeejay sumanah, basically what mgorse said eeejay sumanah, it is not a very direct talking point, no I have, therefore, also edited http://live.gnome.org/GnomeMarketing/TalkingPoints accordingly. The top 3 topics to discuss regarding GNOME 3 are, I perceive, user experience, development, and apps. best, Sumana -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
