Category:Talking Points

What are talking points?

Talking points are key features of the new release that we want to point out. There are different types of talking points for different types of people: users, developers, sysadmins, and more. They are meant to answer the question" so what cool stuff is in the latest release of Fedora?"

Talking points are developed over the course of the release. We select a release's talking points immediately after feature freeze. This helps us begin crafting the general story that the release might tell. By identifying the stuff that seems really cool early on, we can help lean on those developers to ensure that the feature makes the next release.

Once the release is out and ready, talking points help us drum up excitement about it, and to keep ourselves informed and inspired about how we're continuing to move ahead with every new release of Fedora that comes out.

Talking point selection

There are two criteria:

1. general level of coolness
2. likelihood that the feature will make the release

Some notes:

• Only the top three talking points are required, fit in as many as you can
• We can go up to five required, if they are short, sweet, and good
• Anything beyond that is too long, but judge yourself in your announcement
• We'll add points and move the order around until a good set arrives

Mandatory Content

According to what was in the FC-6 announcement , there is nothing mandatory. However, prior talking points have consisted of 3 sections.

For desktop users and everyone

List 2-4 bullet items here for innovations in Fedora 12 that will be of general interest to most people using F12. The best talking points are differentiators between F12 and other distributions -- newer software, specific improvements, or cases where Fedora contributors either are, or work directly with, the upstream project(s).

For administrators

List 2-4 bullet items here for innovations that help make system administrators' lives better.

For developers

List 1-3 bullet items here that discuss innovations that make Fedora a great platform for software developers.

Please Mention Somewhere

1. If you are upgrading your Fedora install, do yourself a favor and read the release notes. Changes, such as the need for file system labels, can have a major impact on your upgrade experience.