Re: Issuing a press release about GNOME 3

[Dave Neary <bolsh gnome org>]

Dave Neary wrote:
>> I think we need to wrap this up as like this, and no more:
>>
>> We're moving to a 6 month/2 year time-based cycle. Our first 2-year
>> cycle started in March (that means we're now behind schedule! Ouch!)
>>
>> 2 year cycle: Identify big overriding theme - current low-hanging fruit
>> would be web integration, presence, geo-positioning, IM - the platform
>> for these exists, all that is needed is to turn that into real
>> user-available features - for each application or group of applications,
>> do the specification work (eg. Rhythmbox with an "Upcoming concerts from
>> this artist (and similar artists) in your area" - information all
>> available from Last.fm and geoclue - would rock). We're not going to get
>> all this done in one cycle, but it creates a goal, something to aim for
>> & push people towards
>>
>> 6-month cycle: As you were. Keeps platform & apps stable and evolving.
>>
>> For the moment, we've decided to move to the cycle. Now we need to have
>> a process which arrives at a finality - realistic user-targetted goals
>> which will benefit users, and not have us drowning in a massive rewrite.

Here's the graphic I threw together this afternoon to use as a slide.
Nothing very spectacular. But it communicates the idea, I think...

Cheers,
Dave.

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Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
bolsh gnome org