On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 8:34 PM, Justin W. Flory
<jflory7(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/15/2016 08:03 AM, Matthew Miller wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 09:46:17PM -0600, Viorel Tabara wrote:
>>>
>>> I've (finally) managed to add my name to the Interests Areas on our
>>> CommOps
>>> page and couldn't find a description for 'culture' just as we
have for
>>> all the
>>> other areas under 'Things we help with'. Searching the wiki for
'culture'
>>> does
>>> return the 'Software Patents' as the 2nd result and that hints to
the
>>> culture
>>> of freedom. Is that it? Personally I'd find useful to having something
>>> short,
>>> descriptive, right there on the CommOps page similar to the other areas.
>>
>>
>> That sounds like a good idea. We do have "The use of the term free culture
>> here refers to producing Free Content
>> in an open, collaborative environment. From discussion, many Board
>> members felt that just software was too limiting." at the bottom of
>>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Vision_statement.
>>
>
> In terms of how CommOps can help with this, I think it goes off what Matt
> said and also goes into the "culture" that goes into a free and open
source
> project like Fedora. There are many different ethics and values that compose
> the community, and it's important to be mindful of these. Not only to be
> mindful, but also to help enrich and support the communities of culture that
> exist within Fedora.
>
> The Ambassadors are the most obvious example of this as they are separated
> by region, but it's not the case for other sub-projects. For how CommOps
> fits into this, I see it as our duty and responsible to help build a
> community infrastructure of support and acceptance for all of the different
> cultures that fit into Fedora. The "Friends" part of the Four Foundations
is
> there for a reason. :) People enjoy contributing in a community where they
> feel valued for *being a part of the family*, not just that they are useful
> (stealing that line from Stephen Gallagher on the council-discuss list).
>
> Helping support that idea is one thing that I think CommOps is all about. We
> help with a lot of the "technical" things in the community, like measuring
> impact at events with powerful metrics, documenting what's happening in the
> community on the Community Blog, and directing resources and assistance when
> and where it is needed. All of which are *very important things*. But I also
> think it's our role to help support the "non-technical" things in the
> community too, things like bringing the community together, helping
> "federate" the different sub-projects, and building a supportive and
> welcoming community.
>
> So, that's what I feel like the "culture" side of CommOps is really
all
> about. If anyone thinks I'm off on anything, feel free to chime in on this
> too. I hope this answers your question, Viorel!
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Justin W. Flory
Well put jflory!
I would only add to that that you can read about these values of
Fedora (and Free/Open Source Software and Free Culture in general)
that commops members help to uphold and reinforce across the project
in places such as:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Foundations
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Objectives
https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct
Perhaps we should also add these links to our wiki page as well (or
file a ticket on the commops trac perhaps?), as you are likely not the
first person to wonder about what "Culture" means to Fedora.
Looking Forward,
--RemyD.
I sniped parts of my email and added the links to our wiki page under a
new spangled "Culture" section on our wiki page. Let me know if it all
checks out, and feel free to add some edits of your own.
--
Cheers,
Justin W. Flory
jflory7(a)gmail.com