----- Original Message ----- > ----- Original Message ----- > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 09:46:07AM -0400, Christian Schaller wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > Here are some draft notes I prepared to try to help our marketing team > > > build up some release notes and press material on the Fedora Workstation > > > release. > > > Already sent it to the Working Group members, but I thought I send it out > > > to these two > > > lists for further review and suggestions. > > > > I took a shot at revising Christian's notes, using the feedback from > > the thread thus far. With this revision I tried to reduce the level > > of formality, the amount of technical terminology, and overall > > sentence length and complexity. I also introduced some bullet points > > where I felt it made the text more readable. I also renamed the > > Software tool here to "App Catalog" because the ease of the tool does > > remind me of e.g. a retail store catalog. > > Hi Paul, > thanks - as we're now Go for Fedora 21 Alpha, please move it to the > announcement wiki. For Alpha, I'd probably limit the scope of WS > notes a bit, not to create a huge document nobody reads and add more > details for final release. As we plan for final release to have own > page for all products. > > Ideally on Monday, so then we can prepare text formatted version to > be announced on Tuesday morning US time. I forgot to link wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F21_Alpha_release_announcement Jaroslav > > Thanks > Jaroslav > > > > > Presented here for your (most welcome!) slings and arrows: > > > > * * * > > > > The Fedora Workstation is a new take on desktop development from the > > Fedora Community. Our goal is to pick the best components, and > > integrate and polish them. This work results in a more polished and > > targeted product than you've previously seen from the Fedora > > desktop. We want our desktop operating system to solve your problems, > > not be your problem. > > > > Easy access to all your software > > > > The cornerstone of the Fedora Workstation is the App Catalog, which > > lets you find all kinds of applications quickly and easily. The > > improvements to the App Catalog in Fedora 21 provide a responsive and > > fast user experience. In addition, Fedora packagers have worked with > > developers around the world to greatly improve the number of featured > > applications. > > > > Improvements to the Terminal application > > > > We want developers to have a great experience, so a strong Terminal > > application is absolutely important. We've integrated a set of > > additional features in the Terminal, such as: > > > > * Support for transparent backgrounds > > * Automatic title updates to help you identify different terminals > > * A simple toggle for system keybindings in both the Terminal and > > GNOME desktop overview to help you search for Terminals by name > > > > Experimental Wayland Support > > > > Wayland is a new and exciting technology that will power Linux > > desktops of the future. With Fedora Workstation 21 you can visit the > > future now, and see how well your applications work with Wayland. You > > can also experiment with making your applications take advantage of > > Wayland's new capabilities. Much of the core Wayland development comes > > from Fedora Workstation contributors, so this is your chance to try > > out Wayland straight from the source. > > > > Developer Assistant > > > > We recognize developers need an easy and straightforward way to set up > > many different programming environments. In Fedora Workstation, we > > offer the Developer Assistant, which takes care of this setup for a > > large number of language runtimes and IDEs. And now, thanks to its > > integration with new Fedora Software Collections, multiple versions of > > different languages are available to suit your needs. > > > > Ease of installation > > > > We want the installation of the Fedora Workstation to be as > > straightforward and simple as possible. In Fedora Workstation we've > > distilled this process down to selecting the layout of your physical > > media, and then pressing "Install." (In fact, you can even let the > > installer choose the disk layout for you.) And because the future of > > installations is not optical disks, we ship with an easy to use tool > > to help you create bootable USB sticks. > > > > Toolkit integration > > > > We recognize you have a job to do, and you want to use the tools that > > let you get it done. That's why we've been working hard to make all > > your applications in Fedora Workstation look and feel the same. From > > the new theming for Qt to the ability to run HTML5 web services in a > > chromeless window, we want all your apps to feel like a natural > > extension to your desktop. > > > > Support for extremely high resolution displays (HiDPI) > > > > Technology never stands still, and as a software developer you're used > > to using the best technology available. So we've spent a lot of time > > and effort on supporting the new generation of HiDPI displays. That's > > probably why Fedora has been called "the best of HiDPI." > > > > Exciting roadmap > > > > This Fedora Workstation release is not the end. It's the beginning of > > a new era for Fedora on the desktop. We have a roadmap lined up to > > bring a range of exciting new technologies to the Linux desktop: > > > > * Containers > > * Smarter virtual machines > > * Better development tools > > * More web integration > > * ...and much more > > > > So if you want to be part of the future of the Linux desktop be sure > > to get on board now! > > > > * * * > > > > -- > > Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ > > gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 > > http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ > > The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com > > -- > > desktop mailing list > > desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop > -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
