[fab] New project formation is out of control

[Patrick W. Barnes]

On Tuesday 08 August 2006 08:00, "Paul W. Frields" <stickster at gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> Is it my imagination, or has this just happened again?
>
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-August/msg00006.ht
>ml (and others)

So, who authorized that message?  That list is 100% moderated.  Was someone 
just too quick with the trigger?

>
> No mailing list discussions that I can find,
> IIRC, The last discussion on this issue petered out with most of the
> discussion centering on whether "Project" should be "Program," or
> "Team," or "Collective," or "Arbeitgruppe," or whatever.  Two
> "coopetitive" views were put out, I think:
>
> 1.  The more the merrier, and let evolution weed 'em out.
> 2.  Contributors need to prove they have what it takes to carry the
> Fedora banner.
>
> No one has said much about Patrick's wiki page:
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DefiningProjects

...and comments on this list would be preferred over presumptuous editing.

>
> I agreed to drive this project definition problem... My personal
> viewpoint is that, like logo usage, we want to be generous but
> protective about the Fedora name.  I prefer that the "Ideas" listed in
> this page be promoted to "SIGs" since not only do we have a couple, but
> "Ideas" sounds a little dismissive.  "SIG" gives the contributors an
> immediate feeling of group ownership.  Once a SIG has more plans they
> can be owned by an official subproject until they are ready to move on,
> if that's necessary.  Input please?

Let's figure out the policy first, then tackle the names.  ;-)

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