[fab] 108

[Karsten Wade]

On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 12:41 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Jesse Keating wrote:
> > The problem currently is that 108 is comprised of some closed source
> > bits.  From a Fedora Project standpoint thats a non-starter.
> 
> The pragmatist in me is getting frustrated, because that means nothing 
> will get done, at least not without a lot more time/effort re-inventing 
> an opensource wheel.  ):

Which is actually a fair assessment of how we got to the position of
running 108 on the platform it runs on.  Pragmatic time to market
issues, the kind which should not affect Fedora.

Today I am sending an email/proposal to Fedora Infrastructure in order
to kick off our open source wheel.

All of the pieces are there -- we can grab from what exists and expand
it, or stitch together components.  How quickly we do it depends on
resource allocation.  FWIW, if we can get some momentum, there are a
whole group of developers in Red Hat who spoke up against the closed
platform and therefore have a chance to put their actions where their
mouths are.  In addition, with that same momentum showing, I am 100%
positive that I can influence real resources to shake loose from Red Hat
to work on this.

In order to make _that_ happen, we need to show real leadership and
momentum, which is actually far easier than it sounds. :)

- Karsten
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