[Board] Funny how the world looks different outside the board ...

[Markus Neteler]

Hi Board,

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:39 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
<tmitchell at osgeo.org> wrote:
> I started a simple press release here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Press_Release_Board_2008
>
> Todo:  Add a few details about the new directors, Ari and Howard.  Consider
> a short sentence for each director too?  This may be the first time some
> readers will ever have been introduced to an OSGeo board, might as well
> impress them with the caliber of people involved!
>
> Most of the press release "process" can fall into our simpler news item
> methods.  Much of the press release process was to help guide the marketing
> committee and others outside of the board who wanted to make releases.
>  Since it hasn't been used much at all, maybe twice, then I suggest we
> handle this on the board list and then let me go through posting the release
> itself.  That is, bypass Marketing and Legal review, while at the same time
> we push it out through normal news channels.
>
> Tyler

will the press release be launched today?

Markus