Proposal for the new Fedora Project

[Mike McGrath]

On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Jesse Keating wrote:

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> On 10/1/10 9:07 AM, Mike McGrath wrote:
> > That shift would work just like the ASF works now perhaps with more focus
> > on interoperability.  We'd need project managers that manage each product,
> > coordinate with other project managers.  We'd turn Fedora into a community
> > software factory.  That stuff still needs to be packaged, but not as many
> > people will be installing them.
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> >> > I'm curious, what are the actual tangible goals we can work on?
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> > Build framework, build apps for that framework.  Email, communication.
> > Build an online writer app, spreadsheet, etc.  Get buy-in from other
> > major communities (that's important).
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> Since these things largely require resources we don't already have, why
> can't we continue to use the resources we have to continue to produce
> the OS (which will still be needed) while trying to get the other
> resources needed to do the other things here you mention?
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> Or to put it differently, what are we doing now that is getting in the
> way of doing what you propose?
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Nothing, I think we can and should do both, for at least several years
when we can re-evaluate.  Ultimately though I think we'll see a thinning
of the desktop software we ship.

	-Mike