On Tue, 20 Apr 2010, David Nalley wrote: > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> So, Zarafa is getting a lot of press attention: >> >> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=6298 >> >> some of it is fairly unflattering: >> >> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3877446/Fedora-13-Beta-The-Seen-and-Troubling-Unseen.htm >> >> I'm a bit uncomfortable with this myself; the availability of Zarafa in >> Fedora seems to be being read in ways in which we certainly didn't >> intend it (as an aspect of commercialization, as some kind of Red >> Hat-parachuted feature and hence an indication of RH's future >> directions, etc). >> >> I'm wondering if perhaps we should pull Zarafa's mention as a 'feature' >> of Fedora 13, or if not that, then certainly develop a more coherent >> story about its inclusion, what it's for, why it's in Fedora, and the >> whole 'open core' angle on it... >> >> What do people think? > > First, I don't think we can pull it at this point (Streisand effect and > all). Second, this (Zarafa's inclusion in Fedora) is a wonderful success > story that I think we should use the opportunity to highlight that a > community member (or two) worked to get this feature in the > distribution. Even if we have to tell that story as a correction - it's > still a powerful one, IMO. -- marketing mailing list > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing ZAFARA: THREAT OR MENACE? :) As an editor of a publication myself, I know the power of an interesting title. If Bruce wants to allege that some of these changes are "troubling", that's his right -- but let's not draw any more attention than is due here. Of the four commenters, three of them are us. I think our defense is strong enough. I'd say let things ride. --g -- Educational materials should be high-quality, collaborative, and free. Visit http://opensource.com/education and join the conversation. -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
