Proposal for the new Fedora Project

[Rick Sewill]

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On 10/01/2010 12:54 PM, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Mike McGrath <mmcgrath at redhat.com> writes:
> 
>> [...]
>>>> [...]
>>>>> Imagine that technology applied to actual applications.... That run
>>>>> anywhere HTML5 does.  Our idea of the desktop is gone. [...]
>>>

Question please: do you envision Redhat creating specific applications
for the cloud, running actual clouds, or creating software to enable the
creation of applications for the cloud?

Would Redhat be trying to do software akin to Google's Summer of Code?

I think of Redhat as an integrator.  I'm sure Redhat creates and
maintains and collaborates to have a number of utilities to assist in
integration.  Forgive me for being naive, but what applications, other
than stuff for integration, does Redhat do?

It's hard, for me, to guess what applications Redhat may decide to work
on.  I would think people who specialize in a particular application
space would do that application best.  I would think the people who do
accounting packages or project management software or HR software would
do their specialty best.

It's hard for me to see what software Redhat might create to enable
cloud applications.  I would think people who specialize in certain
compilers/libraries/linkers/editors would provide the software for more
easily separating applications into the front end and back end.

Could Redhat become known as an "expert" resource for helping companies
rewrite applications to make applications suitable for cloud computing?

I hesitate to give the following advice, but will anyway.

I've been in other companies where the company tried to start something
"new" when the existing stuff was well established and going strong.

The only way the "new" thing got traction and resources was to make the
"new" thing a subsidiary with a very, very strong manager, a manager
very high in executive management able to fight for the "new" thing.

Otherwise, when push comes to shove, recessions occur and companies have
problems, the "new" thing will be looked upon as a second class citizen
and starved of resources.
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