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A distributed model for PR for free software Based on an idea by John Hartnup, "A Flawed Advocacy Proposal" Announcements go to a project coordinator, who edits for style and redistributes to interested advocates. Advocates then fax to newsdesks they have "adopted". Main flaw, according to John: spam-like nature of distribution. Too many unsolicited faxes would "turn off" target journalists. Other flaws, according to me Good system for announcement-centered material (i.e., IBM supports Apache) but not for more-general stories (i.e. Who's writing free software? Why do they do it?) As proposed, doesn't encourage ongoing, two-way relationship Doesn't coordinate among projects Faxes aren't a preferred communications method for most journalists

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