Max Spevack wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Kara Schiltz wrote:
I think this is a good news item that we could make some noise with
in the press. It is something that I'd be willing to put out through
the Red Hat channels. However, it's important to note that this press
release and any other future Fedora press releases distributed by Red
Hat would be subject to review and approval. That said, there could
be changes (some minor and others perhaps a little more heavy) to a
press release drafted by the community and distributed via Red Hat
channels.
Red Hat always aims to stay true to the spirit of Fedora in the
Fedora-related communications we distribute. But, as a
publicly-traded company there are rules and regulations Red Hat must
follow. All press releases must be reviewed by Red Hat's Legal team
to ensure that we're adhering to SEC and company guidelines. We also
try to follow AP style guidelines which could result in some
formatting changes.
Of course -- and I never thought otherwise. Let's compare past Fedora
press releases with a (proposed) new method:
In the past, Paul Frields or I would draft something, show it to one
or two people, and then hand it off to you for revisions, legal
approval, etc. Then it gets published. The total number of press
pieces was pretty low, and we only really did this at release time.
Now, we're trying to figure out a more community-friendly way of
writing up things that look and feel like press releases.
We want to be able to give Red Hat first look at this stuff -- for you
to be able to say "I like this one, let me work on turning it into
something Red Hat can release" and then doing that, and for the other
stuff to be distributed via blogs, Fedora Insight, etc -- less formal
ways.
That's all.
I'm completely on-board with this approach. Just keep me engaged early
in the process and I'm happy to gauge whether the news is something that
might benefit from a harder push through the Red Hat press channels and
distribution on the wire.
Let me know if you'd like to move forward in pushing out the Creative
Commons press release via Red Hat press channels. I'm happy to help
get things started!
So for this particular Creative Commons one, the questions we have for
you are:
(1) Given the other press releases Red Hat is putting out in the near
term, is this something you think is worthwhile for *that particular
channel*?
Yep.
(2) If so, then we fully expect that there will be some tweaks -- we
are just trying to put together a draft, and the community goal over
time is to get better and better such that the tweaks necessary are
less, making your job easier.
I'll get started with the review process of the CC press release. Let me
know if there are any further updates or if I can move forward with the
current version of the draft.
Thanks!
Kara
(3) If not, we'll figure out other channels of publicizing this news.
Hope that's all a bit more clear.
Thanks as always,
Max
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