Re: Proposal for GNOME press release about Nokia device

[Simos Xenitellis <simos74 gmx net>]

Nice work!

Just nitpicking, not something substantial to change. ::)

1. "It's great to see an industry leader such as..."
"It is impressive to see an industry leader such as..."
I feel it's too informal to use "It's great to see". Sounds too US-english.

2. "It's great to see an industry leader such as..."
"It is great to see an industry leader such as..."

3. " Nokia's use of many GNOME technologies, "
"Nokia's use of several GNOME technologies,"
I would prefer "several" to "many". Again the issue on informality.

4. Regarding Nokia, patents and the Linux kernel. I suppose you are 
referring to
http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,,28358,00.html?press_release_id=http://press.nokia.com/PR/200505/995845.xml
As Alex mentioned, I feel it is risky to mention here.

5. "We think Nokia have set an example to follow.”, says Chairman of the "
"We think Nokia have set an example to follow”, says Chairman of the "
I think it looks strange to add the full stop. Anyone?

Simos

Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller wrote:

> Attached is a press release draft I wrote, edited and cleaned up a bit
> by Murray. 
>
> Christian
>  
>
>
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>
>
>   GNOME Foundation congratulates Nokia on launch of Nokia 770
>
> Nokia Corporation launched today the Nokia 770 web tablet based on 
> GNOME open source technologies
>
> May 25, 2005 - Boston, USA
>
> The GNOME Foundation would like to congratulate Nokia on their 
> sucessful launch of the Nokia 770 web tablet. It's great to see an 
> industry leader such as Nokia bring GNU/Linux and GNOME technologies 
> to the mobile devices market.
>
> Nokia's use of many GNOME technologies, such as GTK+, GStreamer, 
> GConf, GNOME-VFS and dbus, acknowledges the effort made by hundreds of 
> people over the last few years. This also shows how the GNOME 
> community allows a wide variety of companies and individuals to 
> successfully work together.
>
> This is in addition to Nokia's previous granting of patent rights to 
> Linux Kernel developers. The GNOME Foundation is truly excited by 
> Nokia's involvement and looks forward to extending the relationship 
> during this year's GUADEC conference in Stuttgart, where Nokia is one 
> of the presenters.
>
> The GNOME Foundation would also like say thank Fluendo, OpenedHand and 
> Imendio who have worked with Nokia on this device, providing expertise 
> in the use of GNOME technologies.
>
> “The GNOME Foundation is happy to see Nokia taking a very open 
> approach with this project, ranging from the use of open source 
> software to Creative Commons licensing for the graphics and artwork. 
> We think Nokia have set an example to follow.”, says Chairman of the 
> GNOME Foundation board, Owen Taylor.
>
>
>     About the GNOME Foundation
>
> Comprised of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading 
> companies, the GNOME Foundation is committed to supporting the 
> advancement of GNOME. The Foundation provides organizational, 
> financial and legal support to the GNOME project and helps determine 
> its vision and roadmap. GNOME is an entirely free user environment for 
> desktops, networked servers and portable Internet devices. The modern 
> architecture and design of GNOME includes a technically advanced 
> application development platform and a powerful end-user desktop 
> environment. Major software companies and computer manufacturers 
> support the GNOME development effort, which is led by a worldwide 
> community of volunteers. More information on GNOME is available at 
> www.gnome.org.
>
>
>     About Nokia
>
> Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth 
> and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects 
> people to each other and the information that matters to them with 
> easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and 
> solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides 
> equipment, solutions and services for network operators and 
> corporations. www.nokia.com



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