On Mon, 12 Oct 2009, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 09:06 -0500, Mike McGrath wrote: > > = Mission Change = > > > > Right now our mission statements, as listed on the overview page are: > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview#Our_Mission > > > > * The Fedora Project always strives to lead, not follow. > > * The Fedora Project consistently seeks to create, improve, and spread > > free/libre code and content. > > * The Fedora Project succeeds through shared action on the part of > > many people throughout our community. > > > > == Problem 1: Too broad == > > > > The objectives above are incredibly broad. It's not even clear that we > > produce a Linux based distribution. Even though the Fedora Project does > > much more, our biggest feat at this time is the production of the Fedora > > operating system. > > > > == Solution 1: Define an additional mission == > > > > Adopt a new mission worded in an agreeable way similar to: > > > > "Produce a usable, general purpose desktop operating system" > > > > I feel this fundamental shift on the mission page is required. Our teams > > all do lots of different and valuable work. All of these teams are on a > > schedule based around our regular releases of the operating system. This > > will also give our contributors and leaders the ability to ask themselves: > > > > "Does this change/feature/task help produce a usable, general purpose > > desktop operating system?" > > > > If the answer to that question is no, perhaps it's worth re-thinking this > > change/feature/task. > > > > > > This comes down to project vs product. Your proposed mission change is > a great mission for the desktop spin product. Not so great for the > Fedora project as a whole. > Peoples complaint is with the Fedora product, adding this mission statement brings additional focus to that. > Our Project has a wide and broad mission that manifests itself into > various products. One of the products is the Desktop spin which > absolutely should have a more concise mission statement, one that more > closely relates to an individuals needs and concerns. > Take the word 'spin' off of there. The 'spins' aren't nearly as useful as we think they are. I can install a desktop without a 'spin' and it's still not as stable as it could be. -Mike _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
