Distributions

Bruno Wolff - FESCo: I don't think that packages controlled by trademarks should get permanent exceptions to our packaging rules. I think they need to have a plan to get rid of bundled libraries and to make sure there is a way to quickly apply patches when needed in Fedora. It seems in the particular case noted, there was a communication breakdown, but that in theory a patch could have been applied in reasonable amount of time. But it isn't clear that the causes for the breakdown is fixed.

Personally, I don't see a lot of value to Fedora to being able to use those trademarks and wouldn't have a problem with using alternate names for the packages. But [marketing] isn't my area of expertise and there is a possibility that dropping the trademarks could negatively effect the relationship between our packagers and upstream.

I would love to see Mozilla to take a similar stance, and work with us to be more flexible about the use of the trademarks (or to provide recognizable alternatives (e.g. "Firefox Remix"). I do think that there is value in those trademarks, especially to users who are entirely unaware of anything beyond "Fedora comes with Firefox". I'm hopeful that we will be able to work out some sort of compromise with Mozilla.

Matthias Clasen - FESCo:
I want to assist in finishing the important changes that are currently underway:

- The autoqa efforts to improve the day-to-day usability of rawhide and the quality of our updates.
- Improving our update experience.
On a more personal level, I want to ensure that the transition to GNOME3 goes smoothly, and that Fedora becomes the premier GNOME3 distribution.

Máirín Duffy - Board:
1 - I want to work together with the Fedora community in establishing a vision for Fedora that we all want to strive towards. In an ideal world, 5 years from now, think about where you'd like Fedora to be. How do you see Fedora being used? Who do you see using Fedora? While there are a lot of differences between different subgroups within the community, I do think we share very similar dreams for Fedora, but it's not something I see us talking about a lot. We tend to get mired down in specific issues and we don't have a visionary roadmap to guide our decisions within those issues. I'd like us to build that vision together, making it easily consumable and spreading it throughout the community. I think the vision could be manifested in a lot of fun ways - comic strips, videos, illustrations. [...]

Stephen Smoogen - BOARD:
A) See about making voting mandatory in certain elections to remain in good standing. I believe that voting is a responsibility and a non-vote is not a 'protest' but a revocations of one's rights. I would want to make it clear that joining Fedora has various responsibilities as much as freedoms. [...]

C) Seeing how to better grow Fedora and Linux into educational schools. We have had strong initiatives in the past to do this, and like any hard task requires a continual effort. I would like to be able to see how I can do this from a board level and help keep things moving so that everything from Elementary to Universities (the American K-20) has a growing Fedora presence.

Justin Forbes - FESCo: We are a large community, and as such, there is always a measurable amount of frustration/flaming. It gets more visible or less visible over time, usually more visible when there are process or policy changes. As a member of FESCo, it would be my job to look past the flames and frustration, and keep an eye on the technical issues at hand. If those can address some of the flames, all the better.

Kevin Fenzi - FESCo: I think it's a natural case of a large project picking up some vocal folks/detractors and it seems to come and go in cycles. I think if we all be excellent to each other and show how to behave, the folks who are not doing that will be be ignored or bypassed. In the case of someone causing technical problems I think FESCo could ask them to change approach, or even leave the project, but for social problems it would be more of a Board issue.

Kyle Martin - FESCo: I attribute this to a lack of a coherent direction for the project. Half of the packagers seem to be content making something for their own consumption, whereas the other half believe our direction should be producing a coherent and consistent operating system, as opposed to a collection of packages we collect and ship every six months. I'm not sure what the best way of addressing this, as it reflects a fairly deep schism in the community. It seems no matter what is done, half (obviously it isn't a fifty/fifty split, but it serves the purpose of illustration) the community will be unhappy with either direction, so perhaps more tolerance of the opinions of others with some offline reminders to people when they cross the line would avoid the confrontational and long winded email threads which have been occurring.

John McDonough - BOARD: In terms of reducing acrimony, again, communications and having the data to support a decision presented in a compelling way will certainly go a long way. There is also a lot to be said for setting a proper example. But we also need to establish a process where the more "passionate" contributors can be assisted in seeing that acrimonious comments only hurt their case. The old adage about catching more flies with honey than with vinegar certainly comes to mind. We should develop a process where folks who are taking a counterproductive approach can be quietly mentored and assisted with their interpersonal skills. There are people who are good at that sort of thing, perhaps we need to recruit them. [...]

Rex Dieter - BOARD: Disagreement on some things is inevitable, but when that grows into something bigger like anger and frustration, experience tells me primary causes include feelings of helplessness and a perception of not being heard. Potential solutions include working toward making clearer to our community that they are both empowered to make a difference and that their voices are, in fact, being heard.