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''Coordinating tasks and volunteers for NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release'' ''Coordinating tasks and volunteers for NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release''
-Related trinity thread: [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1459 Finalizing 1.1 Announcement Text and Translating]+Related trinity thread: [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1459 Translating 1.1 Announcement & Release Coordination]
 + 
 +''We'll "archive" this page (as 1.1 Release Tasks or something) when it's time for the next big release and create a "new" Release Tasks page based on this template (i.e., remove all the <nowiki><strike></nowiki> stuff and assorted notes and commentary) for that release.''
== Wiki things == == Wiki things ==
-* Finish the Press Kit+* <strike>Finish the Press Kit</strike>
-* Multilingual screenshot+* <strike>Multilingual screenshot
-*: [[User:sardisson|sardisson]]+*: [[User:sardisson|sardisson]]</strike>
-* NOEDITSECTION on Press Kit and Announcement after complete+* <strike>NOEDITSECTION, NOTOC on Press Kit and Announcement after complete</strike>
-* Update Release Notes (esp new features) for 1.1, move 1.1 RC relnotes to their page (see [[Talk:NeoOffice/J Release Notes]] for plan)+* <strike>Update Release Notes (esp new features) for 1.1, move 1.1 RC relnotes to their page (see [[Talk:NeoOffice/J Release Notes]] for plan)
-* Fix dates/versions in the following: [[NeoOffice/J]] ("even though its only in beta phase"), [[History of NeoOffice and OpenOffice.org: NeoOffice/J]]+*: Distill "what's new since RC" for VT, MU, Apple, etc., from this</strike>
-* Version announcement on [[Main Page]]+* <strike>Fix dates/versions in the following: [[NeoOffice/J]] ("even though its only in beta phase"), [[History of NeoOffice and OpenOffice.org: NeoOffice]] </strike>
-* Lock key pages:+* <strike>Version announcement on [[Main Page]]; link to [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Announcement]] (and [[NeoOffice/J Press Kit]]) in that version line...</strike>
-** [[Main Page]]+* <strike>Lock key pages:</strike>
-** [[NeoOffice/J Screenshots]]+** <strike>[[Main Page]]</strike>
-** [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Announcement]]+** <strike>[[NeoOffice Screenshots]]</strike>
-** [[NeoOffice/J Press Kit]]+** <strike>[[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Announcement]]</strike>
-** [[NeoOffice/J Release Notes]]??+** <strike>[[NeoOffice/J Press Kit]]</strike>
 +** <strike>'''NeoOffice/J Release Notes'''??</strike>
 +*: Sunday night PDT? (if people start sending out releases on Mon?) ([[User:sardisson|sardisson]])
 +*: ''Turned out to be Sun night-Mon-Tues AM because of spam and scheduling''
 +* Take CD distribution page live at some point; get Ed to approve...
== NeoOffice.org == == NeoOffice.org ==
-* New text on front page+* <strike>New text on front page</strike>
*: [[User:Jake|Jake]]? *: [[User:Jake|Jake]]?
 +: Um, the date is wrong. It should be the 22nd, not today.
 +
 +=== trinity.neooffice.org ===
 +
 +* <strike>Need a 1.1 release story</strike>
 +*: [[User:Pluby|pluby]]?
 +
 +== neowiki.sixthcrusade.com ==
 +
 +[[User:Jake|Jake]]:
 +
 +<strike>* Please replace the ship logo with one that has a transparent background. This one looks ugly over the mediawiki book background. Just select the PNG white area in Photoshop and press backspace (or something). -[[User:Ovvldc|Ovvldc]] 07:35, 20 Jun 2005 (CDT)
 +
 +* [[User:Xslf|Xslf]] has also complained about that recently, as have I in the past (the current version is a JPG, not a PNG at all). I have uploaded a [[:Image:Ship_official.png|version of the ship logo that is only 26K]] (as opposed to the 40K it was in the past. Please use that one, Jake. --[[User:Sardisson|sardisson]] 15:34, 20 Jun 2005 (CDT)
 +*:--Jake promised to do this tonight, when he gets back from birthdaying. Felix natailis tibi, Jake! (And thanks!) --[[User:Sardisson|sardisson]] 19:19, 21 Jun 2005 (CDT)</strike>
 +
 +* '''Three cheers for Jake!''' We now have a transparent PNG as the NeoWiki logo!<br>What's the position on favicons? Bad? Good? Who-cares? I have a nice little ship-in-globe favicon-sized PNG we can use as neowiki's favicon, if you want. See the [http://homepage.mac.com/sardisson/neoj/neowiki.sixthcrusade.com/ NeoWiki "mirror"] for a real-life test.<br>--[[User:Sardisson|sardisson]] 01:49, 11 Jul 2005 (CDT)
== OpenOffice.org == == OpenOffice.org ==
-* Update at least the downloads page +* <strike>Update at least the downloads page</strike>
*: [[User:OPENSTEP|OPENSTEP]] *: [[User:OPENSTEP|OPENSTEP]]
-* Send announcement to Louis???+* <strike>Send announcement</strike> to Louis???
== Listings == == Listings ==
-* Freshmeat (also update from "beta" to "stable" in the categories)+* <strike>Freshmeat</strike> (also update from "beta" to "stable" in the categories)
-* VT+* <strike>VT</strike> (also "Tiger Ready")
-* MU+* <strike>MU</strike>
-* Apple Downloads (need a "what's new since RC" list for this)+* <strike>Apple Downloads</strike> (need a "what's new since RC" list for this)
-* Submit to Macintosh Products Guide+* <strike>Submit to Macintosh Products Guide</strike>
-:[[User:sardisson|sardisson]]+: <strike>New screenshot for all</strike>
 +:[[User:sardisson|sardisson]], Tues night PDT
 +: ''VT & MU jumped the gun and announced when Patrick uploaded new versions of planamesa/neojava''
== Announcement == == Announcement ==
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: ''sites with "form" or "email" after them have contact info already in emails in the Community Relations account'' : ''sites with "form" or "email" after them have contact info already in emails in the Community Relations account''
-* Determine timing of announcement submission+* Determine timing of announcement submission (Mon/Tues as able?)
* EN/EN_US * EN/EN_US
-** Macintouch: form+** <strike>MacAddict:</strike> [http://www.macaddict.com/magazine/disc/index.html#submit Submissions for inclusion on CD here] and [mailto:plugs@macaddict.com editorial and release announcements go here]
-** MacCentral: email+** <strike>[http://www.machome.com/ MacHome]</strike> Write to [mailto:awood@machome.com Executive Editor]
-** MacNN: form+** <strike>Macintouch:</strike> http://www.macintouch.com/email.html [form]
-** MacSurfer: email+** <strike>MacCentral/Macworld:</strike> [mailto:jim_dalrymple@macworld.com Jim Dalrymple]
-** MacObserver: email +** <strike>MacNN:</strike> http://www.macnn.com/?guidelines=true [form]
-** Slashdot/MacSlash+** <strike>[http://macreviewzone.com/index.php MacReviewZone]</strike> Write to [mailto:cp@macspeedzone.com David Engstrom]
-**: [[User:Waldo|Waldo]]? sure, but maybe we should have multiple submissions to /. cuz one could be easily overlooked. --[[User:Waldo|Waldo]] 20:08, 15 Jun 2005 (CDT)+** MacSurfer: [mailto:ssiegling@macsurfer.com S. Siegling] & [mailto:dmahaffy@macsurfer.com D. Mahaffy] - they just do headlines, so send link to trinity story on Weds AM; listed the MacNN story
-** dev@porting+** <strike>[http://www.mactech.com/ MacTech]</strike> Submit copy to [mailto:editorial@mactech.com Editorial]
-**: [[User:Ovvldc|Ovvldc]]?+** <strike>[http://macminute.com MacMinute]</strike> [mailto: news@macminute.com]
-** c|net/news.com+** <strike>MacObserver:</strike> [mailto:pr@macobserver.com pr@macobserver.com]
 +** <strike>Slashdot/MacSlash</strike>
 +** <strike>dev@porting</strike>
 +**: [[User:Ovvldc|Ovvldc]]
 +** <strike>[mailto:send-us-news-tips@cnet.com c|net/news.com]</strike>
 +**: Which is the [http://news.com.com/2040-1096_3-0.html?tag=ne.ft.si.tip "appropriate department editor"] for a Neo/J press release? --[[User:Sardisson|sardisson]] 01:47, 19 Jun 2005 (CDT)
** how about some mainstream media? ** how about some mainstream media?
**:[[User:JKT|JKT]]: **:[[User:JKT|JKT]]:
-** Er, what about Apple.com Hot News (presumably that gets dispensed to all international outlets at Apple as well)??+** Er, what about Apple.com Hot News (presumably that gets dispensed to all international outlets at Apple as well)?? - seems to be mostly Apple aggregating the media's stories about Apple :-( --[[User:Sardisson|sardisson]] 01:47, 19 Jun 2005 (CDT)
 +** <strike>XLR8YourMac.com</strike>
** Ars Technica: if you could persuade John Siracusa to write a review that might be pretty cool (he could be interested in the nitty gritty of getting OOo to run natively in OS X given his other columns - might provide an interesting perspective on the "how" rather than the "why" of NeoJ). http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac.ars ** Ars Technica: if you could persuade John Siracusa to write a review that might be pretty cool (he could be interested in the nitty gritty of getting OOo to run natively in OS X given his other columns - might provide an interesting perspective on the "how" rather than the "why" of NeoJ). http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac.ars
 +
* EN_UK * EN_UK
*: [[User:JKT|JKT]], [[User:Rays|Rays]]: can you add sites/publications to this section? *: [[User:JKT|JKT]], [[User:Rays|Rays]]: can you add sites/publications to this section?
-***[[User:JKT|JKT]]: Most of the sites I visit are US ones (when it comes to Mac/Tech news) but here are some possibilities+*:[[User:JKT|JKT]]: Most of the sites I visit are US ones (when it comes to Mac/Tech news) but here are some possibilities:
-**** MacWorld (UK edition): http://www.macworld.co.uk/contact/ (not sure who to e-mail there but they should be sympathetic given the presence of NOJ on their cover CD)+** <strike>MacWorld (UK edition):</strike> http://www.macworld.co.uk/contact/ (not sure who to e-mail there but they should be sympathetic given the presence of NOJ on their cover CD) - [mailto:news@macworld.co.uk Press Releases - News], [mailto:reviews@macworld.co.uk Reviews]
-**** The Register is worth a shot: http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/about/contact/ (again not sure who to e-mail, but Andrew Orlowski or Tony Smith tend to be the ones who report on Mac news)+** <strike>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/about/contact/ The Register]</strike> is worth a shot: (again not sure who to e-mail, but Andrew Orlowski or Tony Smith tend to be the ones who report on Mac news) - [mailto:press.releases@theregister.co.uk Press Releases]
-**** MacUser/PC Pro: http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/ Magazine requests that press releases and news items should be submitted to [mailto:releases@macuser.co.uk Releases]+** <strike>[http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/ MacUser/PC Pro]:</strike> Magazine requests that press releases and news items should be submitted to [mailto:releases@macuser.co.uk Releases]
-**** MacFormat Magazine: Reviews: [mailto:mark.sparrow@futurenet.co.uk Mark Sparrow] Editor: [mailto:graham.barlow@futurenet.co.uk Graham Barlow]+** <strike>MacFormat Magazine:</strike> Reviews: [mailto:mark.sparrow@futurenet.co.uk Mark Sparrow] Editor: [mailto:graham.barlow@futurenet.co.uk Graham Barlow]
-**** The National Broadsheets might be worth a go too but I suspect this would be a long shot (for their online versions in their Sci/Tech sections):+** The National Broadsheets might be worth a go too but I suspect this would be a long shot (for their online versions in their Sci/Tech sections):
-***** The Guardian: online@guardian.co.uk+*** <strike>The Guardian:</strike> online@guardian.co.uk
-***** The Times: online.editor@timesonline.co.uk+*** <strike>The Times:</strike> online.editor@timesonline.co.uk
-***** The Daily Telegraph: they don't seem to have any easy to find contact address so screw them ;-)+*** The Daily Telegraph: they don't seem to have any easy to find contact address so screw them ;-)
-***** The Independent: ditto the Indy - no contact e-mail that I can find+*** The Independent: ditto the Indy - no contact e-mail that I can find
-****** Er, I can't remember others at the moment... The Guardian runs an online blog that may pick up the news from other sites anyway, fwiw.+**** Er, I can't remember others at the moment... The Guardian runs an online blog that may pick up the news from other sites anyway, fwiw.
* DE * DE
-** contact info for lots of German Mac media, provided by apfelwiki.de+** <strike>contact info for lots of German Mac media</strike>, provided by apfelwiki.de
 +**: Done, except for the ones that seemed very un-Mac/un-tech AFAICT. Sent the English text with an apology saying we wanted to make sure to include them anyway...
* FR * FR
-** [http://www.macbidouille.com/ MacBidouille]+** <strike>[http://www.macbidouille.com/messages/message.php MacBidouille]</strike> -> will be translated and published on [http://www.hardmac.com/ HardMac] if published
-*: [[User:val1984|val1984]], [[User:Max Barel|Max Barel]]?+** <strike>[http://www.macgeneration.com/accueil/contact.shtml MacGeneration]</strike>
 +** <strike>[http://www.mac4ever.org/ Mac4ever]</strike>
 +** <strike>[http://www.macplus.org/ MacPlus.org]</strike>
 +** <strike>[http://www.mactouch.com/ MacTouch.com]</strike>
 +*: [[User:val1984|val1984]]
 +*: [[User:Max Barel|Max Barel]]?
* NL * NL
-** http://www.macfan.nl/+** <strike>http://www.macosx.nl/ - registered for the forum, will send announcement through http://www.macosx.nl/?p=newssubmit</strike>
-** http://macfreak.nl/ +** <strike>http://macfreak.nl/ - I already registered for the forums, editors are at redactie@macfreak.nl</strike>
-*: [[User:Ovvldc|Ovvldc]]?+** http://www.macfan.nl/ - Idem, <strike>but here press releases should go to redactie@macfan.nl</strike>
 +*: [[User:Ovvldc|Ovvldc]]. I will put the forum registrations to the name of NeoOffice and send these to my own e-mail address for now. After the release dies down, I will change the adresses to our community gmail account and forward the passwords. I'll do forum postings on wednesday as follow-up.
* NO * NO
-*: [[User:knutkja|knutkja]]?+*: [[User:knutkja|knutkja]]
 + 
 +* DK
 +** http://www.macnyt.dk/ (form)
 +** http://www.mediamac.dk/ (form)
 +** http://www.politiken.dk, [mailto:erhverv@pol.dk] x
 + 
 +* SE
 +** http://macworld.idg.se/, [mailto:simon.grabiec@idg.se] x
 +** http://macnytt.se/ (registration req.)
 +** http://www.macfeber.se/ (form)
 +** http://www.hardmaccafe.com/ (registration req.)
 +** http://www.99mac.se/ (registration req.)
 +** http://www.di.se (form) x
 +** http://www.gp.se, [mailto:nyheter@gp.se] x
 + 
 +* NO
 +** http://www.mac1.no (registration req.)
 +** http://www.macforum.no/ (form)
 +** http://www.ringerike.com/ringmac/, [mailto:kinsky@online.no]
 +** http://www.macinsand.no/, [mailto:post@macinsand.no]
 +** http://152.94.12.230:8000/, [mailto:pal.bardsen@akerkvaerner.com]
 +** http://dn.no/, [mailto:dn.no@dn.no] x
 +** http://www.aftenposten.no, [mailto:mmred@aftenposten.no] x
 +** http://www.dagsavisen.no, [mailto:dagsavisen@dagsavisen.no] x
 +** http://www.klassekampen.no, [mailto:nyhetsleder@klassekampen.no] x
 +** http://www.computerworld.no x
 +** http://www.itavisen.no (form) x
 +** http://digi.no x
 + 
 +* Nordic
 +** http://nordicos.org/, form
 + 
 +== Actual Press ==
 +<div style="padding: 0.75em; border: 1px dotted #2f6fab; background-color: white; color: Black; text-align: center; width: auto; float: right; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-top: -0.75em;">We also got a little sketch from [http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/depeche.php?aIdDepeche=116506 MacGeneration] :<br />
 +http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/categories/une/upload/une_250605.gif</div>
 + 
 +This section has moved to a new [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Press Coverage]] page.
-* Etc.+[[Category:NeoOffice/J]]

Current revision

Coordinating tasks and volunteers for NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release

Related trinity thread: Translating 1.1 Announcement & Release Coordination

We'll "archive" this page (as 1.1 Release Tasks or something) when it's time for the next big release and create a "new" Release Tasks page based on this template (i.e., remove all the <strike> stuff and assorted notes and commentary) for that release.

Contents

Wiki things

NeoOffice.org

  • New text on front page
    ?
Um, the date is wrong. It should be the 22nd, not today.

trinity.neooffice.org

  • Need a 1.1 release story
    ?

neowiki.sixthcrusade.com

:

* Please replace the ship logo with one that has a transparent background. This one looks ugly over the mediawiki book background. Just select the PNG white area in Photoshop and press backspace (or something). -Ovvldc 07:35, 20 Jun 2005 (CDT)

  • Xslf has also complained about that recently, as have I in the past (the current version is a JPG, not a PNG at all). I have uploaded a version of the ship logo that is only 26K (as opposed to the 40K it was in the past. Please use that one, Jake. --sardisson 15:34, 20 Jun 2005 (CDT)
    --Jake promised to do this tonight, when he gets back from birthdaying. Felix natailis tibi, Jake! (And thanks!) --sardisson 19:19, 21 Jun 2005 (CDT)
  • Three cheers for Jake! We now have a transparent PNG as the NeoWiki logo!
    What's the position on favicons? Bad? Good? Who-cares? I have a nice little ship-in-globe favicon-sized PNG we can use as neowiki's favicon, if you want. See the NeoWiki "mirror" for a real-life test.
    --sardisson 01:49, 11 Jul 2005 (CDT)

OpenOffice.org

  • Update at least the downloads page
  • Send announcement to Louis???

Listings

  • Freshmeat (also update from "beta" to "stable" in the categories)
  • VT (also "Tiger Ready")
  • MU
  • Apple Downloads (need a "what's new since RC" list for this)
  • Submit to Macintosh Products Guide
New screenshot for all
sardisson, Tues night PDT
VT & MU jumped the gun and announced when Patrick uploaded new versions of planamesa/neojava

Announcement

Submit the announcement to media outlets and man the Community Relations Gmail account for follow-up

sites with "form" or "email" after them have contact info already in emails in the Community Relations account
  • Determine timing of announcement submission (Mon/Tues as able?)


  • EN_UK
    , : can you add sites/publications to this section?
    : Most of the sites I visit are US ones (when it comes to Mac/Tech news) but here are some possibilities:
    • MacWorld (UK edition): http://www.macworld.co.uk/contact/ (not sure who to e-mail there but they should be sympathetic given the presence of NOJ on their cover CD) - Press Releases - News, Reviews
    • The Register is worth a shot: (again not sure who to e-mail, but Andrew Orlowski or Tony Smith tend to be the ones who report on Mac news) - Press Releases
    • MacUser/PC Pro: Magazine requests that press releases and news items should be submitted to Releases
    • MacFormat Magazine: Reviews: Mark Sparrow Editor: Graham Barlow
    • The National Broadsheets might be worth a go too but I suspect this would be a long shot (for their online versions in their Sci/Tech sections):
      • The Guardian: online@guardian.co.uk
      • The Times: online.editor@timesonline.co.uk
      • The Daily Telegraph: they don't seem to have any easy to find contact address so screw them ;-)
      • The Independent: ditto the Indy - no contact e-mail that I can find
        • Er, I can't remember others at the moment... The Guardian runs an online blog that may pick up the news from other sites anyway, fwiw.
  • DE
    • contact info for lots of German Mac media, provided by apfelwiki.de
      Done, except for the ones that seemed very un-Mac/un-tech AFAICT. Sent the English text with an apology saying we wanted to make sure to include them anyway...
  • NL
    Ovvldc. I will put the forum registrations to the name of NeoOffice and send these to my own e-mail address for now. After the release dies down, I will change the adresses to our community gmail account and forward the passwords. I'll do forum postings on wednesday as follow-up.

Actual Press

We also got a little sketch from MacGeneration :
http://www.macgeneration.com/mgnews/categories/une/upload/une_250605.gif

This section has moved to a new NeoOffice/J 1.1 Press Coverage page.

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