Fedora.NEXT Products and the fate of Spins

[Robert Mayr]

2014-02-04 Matthew Miller <mattdm at fedoraproject.org>:
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 05:51:31AM -0500, Christian Schaller wrote:
>> What I mean to say is that Red Hat has a business motive to support the
>> Fedora community, if supporting Fedora was a pure act of charity then I
>> think organizations like the Red Cross or Unicef would have a much better
>> chance of getting the money.
>
> This is certainly true, but the benefits to Red Hat also go far beyond the
> immediate return on investment. And, many of those benefits simply do not
> happen for Red Hat if the company does not _genuinely_ invest in community
> support, including beyond current, obvious product connections. I know you
> know that, but it doesn't come across clearly in your statements.
>
> And, of course, for many Red Hatters, it's deeper than the cold financial
> calculus. We care about this project and its values, and that's why we're
> here.
>
> --
> Matthew Miller    --   Fedora Project    --    <mattdm at fedoraproject.org>

Thank you Matt, I was very concerned about this statement indeed.
Haikel, you got the point of my thought too :)


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Robert Mayr
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