idea: suggestion box

[Bill Nottingham]

Robyn Bergeron (robyn.bergeron at gmail.com) said: 
> I think this could work both ways - having a centralized point where
> newcomers could locate tasks suited to their abilities, available
> time, or depth of knowledge of the Fedora project could lead to....
> more contributors.  It's a lot easier to click on, "I know how to do
> X, Y, and Z," and be able to look at a definitive list of "here are
> contributions I can make that match up with my capabilities" - than to
> than look through the marketing, docs, infrastructure, and design
> ticket lists and find things that match up.
> 
> On-ramps are good for new contributors.  It is much easier to learn
> how to turn a car right onto a neighborhood street than to learn how
> to merge onto a LA freeway in a stickshift on your first drive. :)  If
> we can identify and separate the easier tasks from the harder ones -
> we stand a chance of being able to migrate new contributors more
> easily, help them find what they can do to help, and cultivate them
> into full-fledged contributors who can take on some of the more
> involved tasks.

So, rather than a idea-storm dropbox, this sounds like expanding
the existing 'Fedora Engineering Services' into a larger project.

Bill