Re: Issuing a press release about GNOME 3

[Dave Neary <bolsh gnome org>]

Hi,

The PNG was too big for the mailing lists - resending with SVG attachment.

Dave.

Dave Neary wrote:
> 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
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