Proposal for the new Fedora Project

[Jesse Keating]

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On 10/1/10 10:08 AM, Mike McGrath wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>>>>> I'm curious, what are the actual tangible goals we can work on?
>>>>>
>>> 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).
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Or to put it differently, what are we doing now that is getting in the
>> way of doing what you propose?
>>
> 
> 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.
> 

Ok, then I welcome your new efforts and wish you luck!  Let me know if
there is anything I can do to help you with it :)

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Jesse Keating
Fedora -- Freedom² is a feature!
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