On Mon, 12 Oct 2009, Jesse Keating wrote: > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 17:18 -0500, Mike McGrath wrote: > > Agreed, it should be the page that directs our contributors. > > Yes, we agree on the above. > > > To create a > > usable, general purpose desktop. > > > > > > No we do not agree on this. The Fedora Project's mission isn't just to > create a general purpose desktop. Not by a long shot. By saying that > at a /project/ level you basically tell every person out there that > wants to work on making servers better, or wants to develop good > documentation for software, or wants to create artwork, or wants to do > anything that isn't a "general purpose desktop" to piss off and find > another project. I don't think that will result in more contributors > coming to Fedora. > So lets leave the other missions in place, as suggested in the paper, and just add one? Is there anyone else on the list that thinks trying to build a usable, general purpose desktop is not worth being a mission of the Fedora Project? -Mike _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
