AnnouncePlanning046
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Planning the PR for the 0.46 release is done here...
Tasks
Task | Performer | Date of completion | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Informal PR text | none? | unknown | 0% |
Formal PR text | none? | unknown | 0% |
Interview | Prokoudine | started | 0% |
Draft Press Releases
Informal
One Sentence
The Inkscape 0.46 release provides vector artists with: a new array of exciting tools, extended functionality on existing tools & features, significant speed and interactivity improvements and many user interface enhancements that increase productivity.
One Paragraph
One Page
Formal
One Sentence
One Paragraph
One Page
Announcement Process
- Create new news posts on all the relevant social bookmarking sites: digg, slashdot etc.
- Create a new Page on the Inkscape website that has the Formal Announcement on it (for linking purposes) have links back to the socal bookmarking stories for the release.
- Post the official announcement to the Inkscape News
- Send out the informal announcement to all recipents on the list. (include a link to the page with the formal announcement on it)
- Send out the formal announcement. (include a link to the page with the formal announcement on it)
Places to Announce
In general, for linux community receives a general informal announcement. However, for formal press channels we use the more formal 3rd-person press release.
Receive mini-blurb
Contact Name | Who will contact / post | Notes... |
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Digg | ryanlerch | digg.com someone needs to post a short excerpt anouncing the release, and link it to inkscape.org. |
slashdot.org | ryanlerch | submit a new news item. |
newsvine.com/ | ryanlerch | submit a new news item. |
Receive Informal PR
Open Source Community
Contact Name | Who will contact / post | Notes... |
---|---|---|
gnome office list | gnome-office-list at gnome dot org | |
svg developers yahoo group | svg-developers at yahoo dot com must join the list to send (rejon is on) | |
SVG.org | ryanlerch | antoine at graougraou dot com, svg at steltenpower dot com |
svgfaq.org | ryanlerch | maxdunn at siliconpublishing dot com |
svgfoundation.org | ryanlerch | michael (at) svgfoundation.org |
cairo list | ryanlerch | cairo at cairographics dot org |
gnome-list | ryanlerch | gnome-announce-list at gnome dot org |
Scribus List (mrdocs) | ryanlerch | scribus at nashi dot altmuehlnet dot de |
osnews.com | ryanlerch | http://osnews.com/submit.php |
desktoplinux.com | ryanlerch | http://desktoplinux.com/contactus.html |
SVG Cafe.com | ryanlerch | http://www.svg-cafe.com/ join and post to news section |
Freshmeat.net | a new release has to be added to inkscape's freshmeat profile | |
gnome footnotes | http://gnomedesktop.org/node/add/story | |
scale-a-vector | ryanlerch | kukofka at scale-a-vector dot de http://www.scale-a-vector.de/cont.htm |
http://dot.kde.org | ryanlerch | http://dot.kde.org/addPostingForm |
revelinux.com | ryanlerch | theobroma at revelinux dot com |
Broader Inkscape & Art Community
Contact Name | Who will contact / post? | Notes... | |
---|---|---|---|
Inkscape deviantart group | ScislaC | http://inkscape.deviantart.com/ | |
the inkscape forum | ryanlerch | http://www.inkscapeforum.com/ run by microUgly | |
inkscape tutorials blog | ryanlerch | http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/ | |
open clip art library list | ryanlerch | clipart@freedesktop.org | |
open clip art library news | ryanlerch | ||
artdc.org forum | johncoswell | http://www.artdc.org/ | |
bittbox.com - vector art blog | ryanlerch | contact(at)bittbox.com |
Receive Formal PR
- openpr - http://openpr.com/news/submit.html
- nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
- See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
Magazines
- I've requested where to send PR and how to get our software reviewed from these magazines.
- http://linuxformat.co.uk/ - webmaster@linuxformat.co.uk
- PR: login and submit news via top of page link
- http://linux-magazine.com/ - info@linux-magazine.com edit@linux-magazine.com
- PR: pr@linux-magazine.com
- Product Reviews: coming soon
- http://linuxjournal.com/ - ljeditor@ssc.com
- PR: newproducts@ssc.com
- Product Reviews: Heather Mead, heather@ssc.com, http://www.linuxjournal.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
- http://linuxmagazine.com/ - editors@linux-mag.com
- PR: ???
- Product Reviews:
- http://linuxuser.co.uk - http://linuxuser.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=40
- PR: terry@linuxuser.co.uk
- Product Reviews: martin@linuxuser.co.uk
- http://www.tuxmagazine.com/ - editor@tuxmagazine.com
- PR: ???
- Product Reviews: http://www.tuxmagazine.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
- http://www.linuxworld.com/ - mrhinkle@linuxworld.com tim@linuxworld.com
- http://cmykmag.com/
- http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
- http://www.computerarts.co.uk/contacts
- PR & Product Reviews: dom.hall@futurenet.co.uk
- Gallery and Exposure: richard.llewellyn@futurenet.co.uk
- http://www.layersmagazine.com/