Proposal for the new Fedora Project

[Mike McGrath]

On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Jesse Keating wrote:

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> On 10/1/10 10:08 AM, Mike McGrath wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Jesse Keating wrote:
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> >> On 10/1/10 9:07 AM, Mike McGrath wrote:
> >>> That shift would work just like the ASF works now perhaps with more focus
> >>> on interoperability.  We'd need project managers that manage each product,
> >>> coordinate with other project managers.  We'd turn Fedora into a community
> >>> software factory.  That stuff still needs to be packaged, but not as many
> >>> people will be installing them.
> >>>
> >>>>> I'm curious, what are the actual tangible goals we can work on?
> >>>>>
> >>> Build framework, build apps for that framework.  Email, communication.
> >>> Build an online writer app, spreadsheet, etc.  Get buy-in from other
> >>> major communities (that's important).
> >>
> >> Since these things largely require resources we don't already have, why
> >> can't we continue to use the resources we have to continue to produce
> >> the OS (which will still be needed) while trying to get the other
> >> resources needed to do the other things here you mention?
> >>
> >> Or to put it differently, what are we doing now that is getting in the
> >> way of doing what you propose?
> >>
> >
> > Nothing, I think we can and should do both, for at least several years
> > when we can re-evaluate.  Ultimately though I think we'll see a thinning
> > of the desktop software we ship.
> >
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> Ok, then I welcome your new efforts and wish you luck!  Let me know if
> there is anything I can do to help you with it :)
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I'm not leading it, I'm proposing it.  This is all for the board for
review and decision.

	-Mike