Re: [fdn-ann] GNOME MEDIA ADVISORY FOR REVIEW
- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs eazel com>
- To: Russ Castronovo <Russ Castronovo eng sun com>
- Cc: Miguel de Icaza <miguel helixcode com>,Barbara Heffner <bheffner chenpr com>,foundation-announcement gnome org, emcshane chenpr com,msouza chenpr com, Marco Boerries eng sun com
- Subject: Re: [fdn-ann] GNOME MEDIA ADVISORY FOR REVIEW
- Date: 09 Aug 2000 16:12:15 -0700
Russ Castronovo <Russ.Castronovo@eng.sun.com> writes:
> > > I just don't want the press to laugh at us if we exagerrate too
> > > much. I am also concerned about derailing our PR plan at this late a
> > > juncture. People have been working on our press strategy for weeks now.
> >
> > Good point.
> >
> > Miguel.
>
> The press won't laugh. Hackers seem to react badly to hyperbole. Press
> only laugh when they catch you trying to play them for fools. Since
> this is a press conference and journalists have very heavy filters for
> exaggeration, there isn't much worry. However, if we don't say this is
> big, how will journalists know.
I defer to your greater PR experience. Saying it's big is good. I
would feel more comfortable saying "GNOME is _becoming_ the platform
of choice for blah blah blah..." instead of "GNOME _is_ the platform
of choice for blah blah blah..."
- Maciej
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