Request for proofreading of release announcement mail

[Matt Zimmerman]

Also, who's responsible for preparing the final upgrade instructions?
Please make sure they include a very prominent link to the release notes at
the beginning.

On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 10:14:51AM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> Some editorial feedback:
> 
>  * I think the "Ubuntu is..." paragraph has a few too many clauses in it.
>    I've split it into two sentences, and moved the support info into a
>    separate paragraph (fixed)
> 
>  * The URLs for the release notes and tour should be indented like the others (fixed)
> 
>  * "Helping Shape Ubuntu" should specifically mention the upcoming developer
>    summit and link to the information page (fixed)
> 
>  * It should explain that the release notes will contain important
>    information, including caveats and workarounds for known issues (fixed)
> 
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 01:00:45AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > Hi again,
> > 
> > A draft for the Ubuntu 7.10 email announcement is now available at
> > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyGibbon/ReleaseAnnouncement>.  Please review
> > and advise me (in cc:, please) of any problems.
> > 
> > Following the pattern of past release announcements, this draft is light on
> > technical detail, referring to pending press releases, the release notes,
> > and the upgrade guide for most of the meat.  Kubuntu and Edubuntu are linked
> > to from this mail; Xubuntu and Gobuntu are expected to announce separately.
> > 
> > Comments?
> > 
> 
> -- 
>  - mdz

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 - mdz