A vision statement

[Máirín Duffy]

Hi Ed,

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 06:01:23PM -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> >> The Fedora Project strives towards a world in which computers fueled
> >> primarily by free & open source software, both client and server, and
> >> content improve the lives of users all over the world. 

On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 08:58 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> I hesitate to include my input on this....but I would have some issues
> as well.
> 
> I have never been a fan of what I consider to be unnecessary qualifiers
> when it comes to Vision Statements.  In the area of Our Mission I would
> strike the words "always" and "consistently".  Who wouldn't "always
> strive" or "consistently seek to improve"?

> 
> Also, I would not say "on the part of many" since it lends itself to
> interpretation.  Since "many" doesn't imply "all" it may lead to some
> folks wondering things like "Who are the many?", "Am I one of the
> many?", "How are the many selected?". 

I was completely lost until I finally realized you were commenting on
our mission statement, not the vision statement.

The mission statement was created and agreed upon a long time ago. That
isn't the subject here; I only included it in my original post for easy
reference. We're discussing the vision statement (see quote above),
which we have never as a project had before.

~m