Today I spent some time reading some of the announcements from the past that went a long way toward shaping the project we all enjoy today. While it can be hard to put your finger on the exact moment in time when big ideas form, I'd like to pick a few that stand out to me to reflect on. On November 11, 2002 Warren Togami published the Fedora Community Proposal v0.0.1. http://www.owlriver.com/projects/packaging/fedora-manifesto-1.txt On September 22, 2003 Michael K. Johnson announced the Fedora Project. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2003-September/098440.html On November 6, 2003 Bill Nottingham announced the release of Fedora Core 1. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2003-November/100595.html I could easily write many paragraphs about how inspiring I find these short documents (and the drama surrounding them). While short in length, they are full of big ideas, determination, and results. <--- About 16 paragraphs removed to spare everyone still willing to read my email. ---> I plan to do something special on the 10th anniversary of each of these days to celebrate the vision and accomplishments of those who created the Fedora Community, the Fedora Project, and the Fedora Distribution. I don't know what I am going to do but it will be something fun and I hope the rest of the community will join me in finding some way to let those who did the hard work before us know we appreciate what they did for us. This Project was built with BIG IDEAS and if you have BIG IDEAS for the future now is a good time to start making them happen. John _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
