Where to Release Software

These are general sites, lists and emails to send release announcements and press out to.

Places to Announce

In general, for linux community receives a general informal announcement. However, for formal press channels we use the more formal 3rd-person press release.

Open Source Community (Receive Informal PR)

• LWN Submission Guide
• newstips@heise.de
• http://slashdot.org/submit.pl
• http://www.desktoplinux.com/ - http://www.desktoplinux.com/cgi-bin/news_post.cgi
• Freshmeat
• gnome footnotes
• PR: theobroma@revelinux.com

Formal PR Contacts

• prweb - has free pr distribution, but you need to do 2 days in advance unless contribution of $10 or more
• nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
• See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
• arts sites? <-- continue looking these up!!!
• news site
• need more magazines
• need more press outlets

Magazines (Get formal PR)

• I've requested where to send PR and how to get our software reviewed from these magazines.

• http://linuxformat.co.uk/ - webmaster@linuxformat.co.uk
  • PR: login and submit news via top of page link
• http://linux-magazine.com/ - info@linux-magazine.com edit@linux-magazine.com
  • PR: pr@linux-magazine.com
  • Product Reviews: coming soon
• http://linuxjournal.com/ - ljeditor@ssc.com
  • PR: newproducts@ssc.com
  • Product Reviews: Heather Mead, heather@ssc.com, http://www.linuxjournal.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
• http://linuxmagazine.com/ - editors@linux-mag.com
  • PR: ???
  • Product Reviews:
• http://linuxuser.co.uk - http://linuxuser.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=40
  • PR: terry@linuxuser.co.uk
  • Product Reviews: martin@linuxuser.co.uk
• http://www.tuxmagazine.com/ - editor@tuxmagazine.com
  • PR: ???
  • Product Reviews: http://www.tuxmagazine.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
• http://www.linuxworld.com/ - mrhinkle@linuxworld.com tim@linuxworld.com

• http://cmykmag.com/
• http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
  • http://www.computerarts.co.uk/contacts
  • PR & Product Reviews: dom.hall@futurenet.co.uk
  • Gallery and Exposure: richard.llewellyn@futurenet.co.uk
• http://www.layersmagazine.com/

• http://graphicdesign.about.com
• http://graphicssoft.about.com
• http://desktoppublishing.about.com

Other Updates

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape Update the 'Features', 'Interface and usability', & 'Versions'