Follow up on Robyn proposal

[inode0]

On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 9:58 PM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"
<johannbg at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/27/2013 10:48 PM, inode0 wrote:
> This is really my point. One set of questions might be perfect for one
> strategic plan and complete nonsense for another. Some general
> questions are fine to think about as we begin but I think they likely
> will need to be revisited once there are plans on the table anyway.
> Perhaps after this exercise we could each propose a vision of what we
> think a healthy Fedora Project might look like in the future.
>
>
> Sorry to say but I have a hard time seeing that the board can come up with a
> vision on what it thinks a healthy project should look in the future ( even
> if it was possible that view would be subjected to the board members of that
> time )

Any view of the Board  is subject to the Board members at the time. It
can only change and potentially improve by periodic reconsideration.

> Again and again the board has tried to label such a diverse community we
> are, with a single label and again and again it has failed thus i asked when
> will the board learn that the sub-community set's their own direction,own
> target audience and it's own strategy and are fully responsible for their
> own "health".
>
> For us to succeed as an project we have to provide them ( the
> sub-communities ) with the platform,the tools ( like measuring
> sub-communities even down to individual package activity which should
> indicate their "health" ) and the freedom to do so instead of keeping users
> and contributors boxed in a "default" and the board at that time tunnel
> vision...

And you just described one vision of a healthy Fedora Project which
will never be the position of the Board without reconsideration of the
existing position.

John