Thanks, Giles. Wrt "how/when", if we need to issue immediately, I suggest we issue the announcement at 6AM ET on Thursday 21 March. This would be via the newswire service, the ASF blog and Twitter feed, and the annou...@apache.org and dedicated media/analyst mailing lists.
Please let me know if this is would work with what you collectively had in mind. Warmly, Sally ----- Original Message ----- > From: Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> > To: "cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org" > <cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org>; Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Cc: "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> > Sent: Monday, 18 March 2013, 13:59 > Subject: RE: Press release for our eventual graduation? > > OK, I'm going to get something together tomorrow. Will share on marketing > list as soon as its ready, then we can pass on to Sally once done > > > On the "how" to release, it sounds like, after the vote, that this is > going to be drip fed out through other channels and that theres nothing we > could > do to stop that. > Therefore, my suggestion is to announce as quickly as possible after the > vote. > We should create a PDF and wiki version of the release. > > > Kind Regards > Giles > > D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 > giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:s...@apache.org] > Sent: 18 March 2013 16:42 > To: Giles Sirett; cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org > Cc: pr...@apache.org > Subject: Re: Press release for our eventual graduation? > > Thanks so much, Giles. > > I'm here if you need any help. I'll be traveling on Wednesday and > unavailable Thursday morning ET, but am otherwise flexible & happy to > assist. > > Cheers & chat soon, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > aux +1 917 725 2133 > skype sallykhudairi > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> >> To: "cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org" >> <cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org> >> Cc: "pr...@apache.org" <pr...@apache.org> >> Sent: Monday, 18 March 2013, 11:54 >> Subject: RE: Press release for our eventual graduation? >> >> Sally >> >> I'm happy to put together something as a first draft, based on the >> messaging that you suggest for a graduation. >> >> Everybody else on this list: hows best that we work together on this?: >> shall I post some text on list in as a starting point to solicit >> comments & review BEFORE I get something to Sally ? or would folks >> rather that I work with Sally and then bring it back to this list ? >> >> Any guidance accepted :-) >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> Giles >> >> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.child...@sungard.com] >> Sent: 18 March 2013 15:41 >> To: Sally Khudairi >> Cc: cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org; pr...@apache.org >> Subject: Re: Press release for our eventual graduation? >> >> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 03:28:26PM +0000, Sally Khudairi wrote: >>> Hello, everyone --thanks for including us in your plans. >>> >>> With respect to formally announcing your graduation from the >>> Incubator, >> yes, I am the one who will be working with you to get the message out. >>> >>> Some projects are media/message-savvy and send me their proposed >>> draft for >> editing into the ASF format/tone and distribution, whilst others need >> me to do the whole thing for them (but help with providing key >> points/features, and collecting supporting quotes from the community). >> I still am the one to pull the trigger on the blogs, Twitter feed, and > newswires. >>> >>> Seeing that Giles and Chip chomping at the bit, I suspect we'll be >>> working together here :-) >> >> Not chomping - just wanting to make sure that it's being handled. ;-) >> >>> >>> I must underscore that we need to work together here: some projects >>> learned >> that the Board approved their resolution, went out and blogged and >> tweeted their enthusiasm at becoming a TLP, then were confused when we >> didn't garner any media coverage when the press release was issued a >> few weeks later. The press don't report on "old" news, so we > need to coordinate our timing. >> This is important. >>> >> >> Agreed. In fact, I'd suggest that we will probably want to prepare >> everything on the cs-marketing list for whenever we do hear back from >> the board, and then be sure to coordinate with you on the timing of the > release. >> >> We've generally sought to announce things on Tuesdays (This has been >> Joe's advice on things like release announcements), so we understand >> the value of acting in a coordinated fashion. >> >> I'm not sure how a project is notified of any board results, but if it >> goes to cloudstack-private@i.a.o it will be easier to contain the news >> until an official date (note that cloudstack-marketing@i.a.o is a public > list). >> >>> So having said all this, what's your timeframe? >> >> Unknown. We sent our draft resolution to board@ on Sunday, but are not >> sure if it made it onto this month's agenda or not yet. >> >>> Do you want to send me a draft release based on earlier TLP >>> announcements >> such as: >>> >>> - >>> >>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundat >>> i >>> on_announces39 >>> - >>> >>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundat >>> i >>> on_announces35 >>> - >>> >>> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundat >>> i >>> on_announces34 >>> >> >> I was hoping that the folks on cloudstack-marketing (Giles / Joe / >> others) would step up to do the draft first, and then work with you to >> ensure that it's appropriate. We're a pretty large community, and >> it's always a good sign when a community can self-organize around work > like this. >> >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your help & enthusiasm. 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