[Releasing] Drafting Qt 5 Beta announcement

[Quim Gil]

Hi, thanks and we have processed the new info.

There are still some questions open:

On 06/08/2012 01:58 PM, Knoll Lars (Nokia-MP/Oslo) wrote:
>> - Are we including Add-on modules in the release? If so, will they be
>> part of the same binary as Essentials or shipped separately?
>
> I think there will be some add-ons in the binary package, but I'd need to
> check details.

Let us know when the list of add-on packages in the release is defined, 
please. Announcing it in this list is enough

>>
>> - Any new modules that weren't released in the alpha?
>
> Hopefully QtWebKit on windows.

Same thing, please confirm here if/when it's integrated.

>>
>> - The announcement assumes that there is a page with the binaries for
>> download and any relevant instructions. Who is working on that page and
>> can you share the URL?
>
> Simon, can you fill this in, please?

I have asked in a thread apart since there were other questions open 
related to the content of that page.


>> - Any changes in the Known Issues section? Otherwise we will keep what
>> we have.
>
> Would need to go through it in detail. Something for next week.

Ok, pending.


> Let's make sure we get the message right, that Qt 5 is actually rather
> usable for people coming from Qt 4.x.Some talking points we should cover:
>
> * The porting effort should be minor in most cases. Can we maybe get some
> case studies here?
> 	- Qt Creator  compiles against Qt 4.x and Qt 5 out of a single code base
> * QWidgets work and are supported, but not actively developed further
> * Qt Quick messaging
> * Qt Quick Desktop components should be mentioned as ongoing work to make
> Qt Quick a full solution
>    for desktop OSes

The landing page that we are drafting focuses in the release content and 
the key benefits described at 
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-5-release-marketing

I'm not sure it's a good idea to mix in this landing page with content 
and features that won't be available for the Qt 5.0 release like Desktop 
Components. Your blog post is a good chance to highlight that, and other 
aspects that add context to the release itself.

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Quim