Fedora Censorship status
by Daniel Pocock
At various times this year, people have written things that appeared on
Planet Fedora and other people had no right of reply because their blogs
were never included there or blogs had been actively censored.
Given the latest discussions taking place about what potentially amounts
to censorship, I feel it is critical that anybody with a view is able to
use all communication channels, including Planet Fedora, to draw
attention to whatever concerns they have.
2 years, 8 months
Re: Fedora Council policy proposal: Community Publishing Platforms
by Alessio
So, we could assume that a Community Publishing Platform is whatever platform with the Fedora trademark? And such platform is supposed to follow the Fedora CoC.
Let's assume a group of passionate users (or a single one) using the Fedora trademark on a blog or wathever. In this case the Council has final say on decisions related to this platform only if things go wrong? I mean, if the platform isn't official, isn't "approved", isn't endorsed by the Council, but it is a polite and a nice place and there are not complaints involving the CoC, is it OK?
Ciao,
A.
On Sep 21, 2020 8:02 PM, "Justin W. Flory (he/him)" <jflory7(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alessio. Good question. I have to first add, I am not a lawyer and
> this cannot be read as financial or legal advice. :-)
>
>
> On 9/21/20 11:25 AM, Alessio wrote:
> > Mmm. Maybe it is a language barrier (or my ignorance).
> > But a Publishing Platform is limited to blogging, microblogging (twitter, fb?) and "video blogging". Or also a forum is a publishing platform. What about Reddit? Instead, chat platforms are not publishing platforms, right?
>
>
> Community Publishing Platforms are Council-managed¹ accounts and
> platforms with the Fedora trademark, like the Community Blog, the Fedora
> Planet, and specific social media accounts.
>
> The /r/Fedora subreddit is mentioned in the policy. The Fedora subreddit
> features the Fedora trademark prominently. The Fedora subreddit is a
> Community Publishing Platform. Assuming other subreddits do *not*
> feature Fedora's logo prominently, there is nothing the Fedora Council
> or its associated legal entity Red Hat could do about other subreddits
> (specific to Fedora). So, other Reddit subreddits are not Community
> Publishing Platforms.
>
> Of course if there were ever a problem with /r/Fedora, speaking on
> behalf of the moderator team, we would much rather talk with you and not
> involve Red Hat Legal or Reddit Legal! :-)
>
> A forum may or may not be considered a Community Publishing Platform. Is
> the Fedora trademark used? Who takes legal responsibility for the forum?
> If the Fedora trademark is not used, **I believe** there is not much the
> Fedora Council or Red Hat can do about what is published there. But, if
> the Fedora trademark is present, there are other pathways available to
> the Fedora Council and Red Hat to protect its trademark (as I understand
> it, again as a non-lawyer).
>
> A chat platform may or may not be considered a Community Publishing
> Platform. Is the Fedora trademark used? Who takes final responsibility
> for the platform? The same process described above would apply here too.
>
> Does this make sense? I would be curious if it could be explained better
> in the policy. Feedback is welcome. :-)
>
>
>
>
> ¹ — Council-managed meaning, the Fedora Council has final say on
> decisions related to these accounts. In some cases, the Council does not
> participate in day-to-day management.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Justin W. Flory (he/him)
> https://jwf.io
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2 years, 8 months
Re: Fedora Council policy proposal: Community Publishing Platforms
by Alessio
Hello.
On Sep 21, 2020 4:20 PM, Ben Cotton <bcotton(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> The Fedora Council is considering a new policy to define Community
> Publishing Platforms. It provides a loose framework of how moderation
> is handled in cases that involve the Fedora Trademark[1]. The policy
> as proposed[2] by Justin W. Flory, with edits from the Fedora Council,
> is found in Fedora-Council/council-docs#67.
>
Mmm. Maybe it is a language barrier (or my ignorance).
But a Publishing Platform is limited to blogging, microblogging (twitter, fb?) and "video blogging". Or also a forum is a publishing platform. What about Reddit? Instead, chat platforms are not publishing platforms, right?
Thanks,
A.
2 years, 8 months
[Action Required] F33 Virtual Release Party: Let's choose dates!
by Marie Nordin
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TLDR; Go to the following link and indicate your preference for dates for
our F33 Virtual Release Party. (This is to gather *everyones* preference,
organizers, presenters, & attendees)
https://pagure.io/fedora-mindshare/virtual-events/issue/1
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Hello Fedora Friends,
We are coming up on the latest release of Fedora and we have a unique
opportunity to create a global event to celebrate!
How it will be structured is being worked on by the Mindshare Committee.
The general idea will most likely shape up to be something like:
We will use HopIn, length of the event is determined by the platform (72
hours)
1 or 2 "global sessions" organized by leadership on each day (3-6 total)
an unlimited number of "local" sessions submitted by the community (???)
- could be by team
- could be by location
- could be by language
For now the first step is to choose dates. We are looking at three
different weekends (Fri, Sat, & Sun) to schedule the event.
November 6th - 8th
November 13th - 15th
November 20th - 22nd
Please indicate your preference for a date.
If you would like to help organize a session, please note that as well.
Here is the ticket to leave your preference:
https://pagure.io/fedora-mindshare/virtual-events/issue/1
Cheers!
--
Marie Nordin
Fedora Community Action and Impact Coordinator
Red Hat <https://www.redhat.com/> • Fedora Project <https://getfedora.org/>
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T: +1.973.800.4967
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2 years, 8 months
[Kick Off Call] Fedora Ambassadors Revamp
by Sumantro Mukherjee
Hey All!
As the Taskforce leads are making progress with the Fedora Ambassador
Program Revamp,
we invite volunteers who have expressed their interest to help in the
endeavor.
A couple of days ago, we posted a survey and the results are in!
We will have a Kick-Off call over Google Meeting on Thursday,
Sept 10th, 1600 UTC. It will be recorded and will be accessible publicly
thereafter.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Meeting link: meet.google.com/ahn-bgzs-wbs
Thanks
Marie, Mariana, Sumantro
2 years, 8 months
