This schedule depends on Fedora general release schedule.
General tasks not tied to a particular Fedora release cycle
Things to be done before the next meeting that are not schedule milestones.
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
Choose a Foobar platform |
ianweller |
2009-08-01 |
If there are no objections by the 2009-07-21 meeting, we are going with Zikula. Ian to confirm on that date.
|
| Docs/Marketing release notes workflow |
Sparks |
2009-07-21 |
Docs team wants Marketing to write a 1-pg user-focused version of release notes. By this date we should have a workflow proposed and either (1) a marketing volunteer either doing or liasoning to Docs on this, or (2) a "we have no volunteers; I'll come back later this release cycle with a modified request from Docs for help from Marketing" later-milestone decision with defined date and milestone.
|
| Choose Foobar name |
jonrob |
2009-07-14 |
Fedora Insight is the winner.
|
| Face of Fedora |
Jack Aboutboul,Paul Frields |
YYYY-MM-DD |
The Face of Fedora Video Campaign
|
| Fedora Book |
Jack Aboutboul, Lisa Brewster, Ian Weller |
YYYY-MM-DD |
Initiative to put together a Fedora Coffee table book Fedora Picture Book
|
The 6 weeks leading up to Alpha (2009-07-07 - 2009-08-18)
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
| Alpha Readiness Meeting |
themayor |
2009-07-21 |
Traditionally taken by the team lead; the meeting itself is on 8/12, giving plenty of time to prepare. Check-in at the next meeting Jack is at.
|
| Update the Talking Points |
stickster |
2009-07-28 |
This tasks starts at feature freeze on 7/28. We want a talking points draft by 7/28 and a final by August 4, so we'll revisit on 8/21 and Paul can grab some volunteers then.
|
| Renew the news distribution network people list to always have motivated people |
moixs |
2009-07-28 |
In progress
|
| Cleanup the wiki from the obsolete marketing cycles |
moixs |
2009-07-21 |
Done
|
| Cycle the wiki pages to the new release |
moixs |
2009-07-14 |
Done
|
| Publications list |
themayor, with Sparks |
2009-07-21 |
Not blocking anything, according to Jack, this can wait 'till he gets back, so that's what we've done.
|
| Mailing list moderators |
themayor |
2009-07-21 |
Making sure the mailing list moderators are the right people - still active and able to respond to queries. Blocking on infra for password reset, [#1525].
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Between Alpha and Beta (2009-08-19 - 2009-10-06)
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
| Determine the features that we want to focus on |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| In-depth feature profiles to 75% completion |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Contact beats people about topics/features we cover |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Update the talking points |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Beta Readiness Meeting |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Begin working on release slogan |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
Between Beta and Preview Release (2009-10-07 - 2009-10-20)
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
| Finish the in-depth feature profiles |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Brief FAMSCo on talking points and propagate link to Ambassadors |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Update the press kits on the Fedora press material page |
moixs and someone else |
YYYY-MM-DD |
moixs is updating the French kits
|
Between Preview Release and Final (2009-10-21 - 2009-11-03)
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
| Update the screenshots page |
moixs |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Update the Fedora tour page |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Aggressively push stories to the News Distribution Network |
moixs |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
Final release and subsequent 4 weeks (2009-11-04 - 2009-12-01)
| Task Name |
Owner |
Target Date |
Status/Notes
|
| Monitor community news sites and provide corrections and additional information as needed |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
| Additional outreach to independent journos and podcasters |
Owner |
YYYY-MM-DD |
A note
|
