On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 08:13:02PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > I think I would generally be fine about an informational message in > Debian Project News about an fundraising campaign for something that > clearly benefits Debian. Btw, in the specific example of your book, have > you considered creating a Debian package for it? > > However, I don't think that making Debian press releases about such > initiatives would generally be a good idea. > My view as one of the press officers is that I'll issue press releases for newsworthy[0] items that the *project* has done, and DPN should have news items that are informative to people interested in the project. Thus, the launch of a new derived distribution, for example, would make a good entry in DPN, but I wouldn't issue a press release for it. Neil [0] Nice mnemonic: TRUTH - Timely, Relevant, Unusual, Trouble, Human Interest. Dear journalist unions, please don't strike me down for revealing your inner secrets. --
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