> Since we are at a pretty late juncture, I went ahead and stayed up to > pull together pieces from a few sources to create the following draft: > http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc10pressrelease.wb (Copy of which I have > included at the end of this email) > > Everyone please comment in thread, *AND* ping me on IRC, I should be > around most of the day Monday, and would like to get this release out > some time on Monday. (With global translations following a day or so > later). > '
http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc10pressrelease.wb I made a few minor changes (mostly word choice) but I did change the following, which should be confirmed. The press released stated that there were over three thousand volunteers working on Debian. I changed to one thousand to reflect Debian Developers. Or should we keep the three thousand to reflect the wider pool of contributors? I added a line about Debian being the largest free software project in the world. Finally, should we add (and perhaps this is best for a latter version) that Eben Moglen is one of our plenary speakers? Biella > Thanks, > Brian > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. > > Contact information: Debian Developer Conference Press Team Contact: > pr...@debconf.org Local contacts: Brian Gupta 646-374-8886 Gabriella > Coleman xxx-xxx-xxxx > > Subject: Debian Developer Conference in NYC (first time in USA!) Aug > 1-7 at Columbia University > > The Debian Project, the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating > system, > would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming Debian Conference > which > will take place from August 1 to 7, 2010, at Columbia University, in > New York City, > USA, in cooperation with the Columbia Computer Science department. In > DebConf's > eleven-year history, this will be the first time it is being held in > the United States of America. > > More information here: http://debconf10.debconf.org/ > > Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants > from around the world to assemble, share knowledge and ideas, make > collaborative contributions to Debian, and build tighter community > bonds. Conference costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who > find significant interest in supporting Debian and DebConfs. > > DebConf includes Debian Day, being held on August 1st, when it opens its > doors to anyone interested in finding out more about Debian and Free > software. There will be talks and demonstrations about the benefits of > Debian and Free and Open Source software in general to corporate, > government, academic, and individual users. > > More information on Debian Day, including a schedule, here: > http://www.debianday.org/ > > ABOUT DEBIAN > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Debian GNU/Linux is a free computer operating system. Over three > thousand volunteers from all over the world work together to create > and maintain Debian software. Translated into 27 languages, and > supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the > "universal operating system". In the United States, Debian is backed > by Software in the Public Interest, Inc., a not-for-profit public > charity as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue > Code. > > ABOUT DEBCONF > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to > a full schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf > provides an opportunity for developers, contributors and other > interested people to meet in person and work together more closely. > It has taken place annually since 2000 in locations as varied as > Canada, Finland, and Mexico. More information about DebConf is > available from http://debconf.org/. > > MORE INFORMATION > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > More information about DebConf10 can be found on the conference > website: http://debconf10.debconf.org/ or by contacting the > DebConf Global Press Team at pr...@debconf.org. > > -Brian > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team > > > End of Debconf-team Digest, Vol 56, Issue 58 > ******************************************** -- **************************************************** Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor Department of Media, Culture, & Communication New York University 239 Greene St, 7th floor NY NY 10003 212-992-7696 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Gabriella_Coleman _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
