> Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 11:52:11 -0400 (EDT) > From: Greg Dekoenigsberg <gdk@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] release announcement talking points > (HURRY!) > To: fedora-ambassadors-list <fedora-ambassadors-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: fedora-marketing-list <fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705221147450.595@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > Let me take a shot on-list, since we're more likely to see engagement this > way IMHO: > > Big Message #1: REMIX. Fedora is now remixable. Add your own packages, > remove packages you don't like, build your own distro and share it with > the world. Let a thousand distros bloom. > > Big Message #2: APPLIANCES. The new tools for building Fedora make it > *dead simple* for any reasonably experienced Linux admin to create their > own custom distribution. Ideal for ISVs who want to build an appliance > around their own product. Build an RPM, identify the minimal number of > packages needed to make an appliance around that RPM, and then build a > distro and a live image. Easy as pie. > > These are essentially the same message -- but they hit two different > audiences. The first message is "consumer-y", the second is > "enterprise-y". > > --g > > What about these talking points? 1. First Fedora distribution with LiveCD capability. 2. KVM and virtualization capability 3. Extended wireless functionality (iwl3945 for example) 4. Fedora 7 Beauty (referring to the theme) I'm sure there are others, but this is what just crossed my mind. Cheers -- Clint Savage Fedora Ambassador, Utah Utah Open Source Conference September 6-8, 2007 http://www.utosc.org -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
