On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Dave Neary <dne...@gnome.org> wrote: > Hi, > > > On 03/07/2012 10:28 AM, Allan Day wrote: >> >> Now, a question. We typically keep the release notes secret until the >> release itself. At least one member of the press has told me that this >> makes it quite difficult for him to cover GNOME releases, since there >> is little information about the release until it is actually out. >> >> Is there a way we can disclose what will be in the release prior to >> release day itself? Maybe the release notes could be made public with >> the release candidate, for example? It would be really useful to know >> what other projects do in this regard. > > > I'm all in favour of working on the release notes in a publicly accessible > repository, even in the wiki (although adding pretty & screenshots is not > easy in the wiki). We can of course avoid publicising the URL until the > release comes out, but having the notes developed in the open will allow > people to get a head-start, as you point out Allan. > > Cheers, > Dave.
That might help. However, I feel that we need something a bit more proactive to get the word out to journalists. We might struggle to do it for this release, but having a separate press release and some kind of release notes for the release candidate could be a good way to get the word out. Allan -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list