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This page is based on the Marketing schedule template which should be copied over at every new release. This schedule depends on Fedora General release schedule. We are now in the Fedora 11 cycle.
A list of general tasks which are not particularly related to a Fedora release cycle can be found on Marketing tasks
6 weeks prior to Alpha - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renew the news distribution network people list to always have motivated people | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Cleanup the wiki from the obsolete marketing cycles | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Cycle the wiki pages to the new release | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |
Alpha Release - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assign marketing people to Fedora features/developers for the rest of the cycle | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Assign marketing people to SIGs for the rest of the cycle | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |
Feature Freeze - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Update the features page | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Update the talking points | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |
Beta Release - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer interviews on the coming release? | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Brief FAMSCo on talking points and propagate link to Ambassadors | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Collect these stuff and forward it to fedora press - Henrik Heigl | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Update the press kits on the Fedora press material page | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |
Preview Release - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
Artwork is generally done at this point.
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Update the screenshots page | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Update the Fedora tour page | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |
Final Release - From YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD
| Task Name | Owner | Priority | Target Date | Status/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spam the world | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Monitor community news sites and provide corrections and additional information as needed | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Additional outreach to independent journos and podcasters | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Have a beer | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Update the Marketing statistics poster 4 weeks after the release | John Doe | 1 | YYYY-MM-DD |