#17: Objective proposal: Fedora Flavors Phase 2 ------------------------+------------------- Reporter: mattdm | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: Objectives | Keywords: ------------------------+------------------- I posted this on [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/council- discuss/2014-December/013066.html council-discuss] a few weeks ago and there was a little discussion. Because this is really a continuation of something we've previously agreed to, I think this is straightforward. Since objectives are non-trivial, we should go for the "full +3 with no -1s" consensus, but also, since this has technical components which impact F22 planning -- which is starting now! -- I'd like to have the final decision as soon as possible. = Objective: Fedora Flavors, Second Phase. = Overview: * Take the initial Server/Workstation/Cloud split from Fedora 21 from an experiment into solid production. Increase autonomy from FESCo and improve targetted outreach. Expected Impact: * Increased user base and user satisfaction in targetted areas. Increased contributor community around the targets. Increased ability to adapt to future or expanded targets as needed. Timeframe: * Although we expect the "Fedora flavors" concept to be ongoing, this "second phase" is targetted for the F22 and F23 releases, making it an approximately 12-month objective. That way, this council objective lead slot will be open shortly after Flock 2015. Aspects: - Coordinate Working Groups' development of updated PRDs and changes and features for each release. - Work with FESCo and Fedora Program Manager to develop process whereby flavor-specific Changes are handled primarily at the WG level. - Work with Outreach (marketing, ambassadors, etc.) to identify and plan representation at new conferences specific to the various target audiences. - Plan, coordinate, and schedule release engineering and infrastructure changes in advance of the F22 and F23 alpha releases. - Lay groundwork for possible different release cycles and lifespans. - Tooling and infrastructure for spins and remixes to increase differentiation. # _Note: perhaps this is big enough to be an independent objective of its own, along with better promotion for spins._ - Work with Council and community to develop concrete process for expansion (or possible contraction) of Fedora flavors as identified needs change, working from the product definition previously approved by the Board Metrics: - PRDs updated. Changes filed, changes accepted, changes completed. - Conference reports; user data from those conferences. - User and contributor surveys, and other user and contributor measures - Usability is increased as measured by user testing specific to each target group ---- (My only regret here is that we are not up to Phase Four, for full-on Fedora alliteration.) ---- Additionally, I would like to nominate Stephen Gallagher for the role of Objective Lead. Stephen brought the "three products" idea to Fedora.next, was instrumental in its realization in the F21 release, and, also, tells me that he will have significant time to dedicate to this over the next year. (Please vote on this nomination as a separate +1/-1 along with any +1 votes to the proposal overall.) -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/council/ticket/17> council <https://fedorahosted.org/council> Fedora Council Public Tickets _______________________________________________ council-discuss mailing list council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/council-discuss
