Bikeshed painting time! Board or Council?
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Mon Sep 29 19:29:09 UTC 2014
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Matthew Miller
<mattdm at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> The new thing we're working on will not be entirely like the current board,
> but not entirely dissimilar either. Part of the initial proposal here had
> the idea to make the new thing a "Fedora Council". Should we use that, or
> stick with "Fedora Board" (And, further, should we go with the "Fedora
> Project Board/Council" shade, or the simpler "Fedora Board/Council"?)
>
> Advantages of Board:
> - continuity of name
> - doesn't make us rename a bunch of stuff
Disadvantage of Board:
- conjures up corporate governance structure that doesn't really fit Fedora
> Advantages of Council:
> - clear that this is something new
> - clear that stuff not renamed is out of date
> - may sound more active
I prefer making the change to Council or Leadership Council to
emphasize its primary role within the project.
John
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