Havoc wrote: > The intent _is_ to add the latest released versions of packages, > though, to have feature updates rather than bugfixes-only, and to have > frequent releases. I hope there is still more room for the 'right' people to discuss some of the intended qualities of what fedora is going to have. As an outsider looking in at the development process that is being built around fedora...i get the feeling that the frequent release cycles might not sit well with a segment of the community that has a large potential to provide competent and meaningful contribution as new members to this process...the .edu admins and the small companies that provide .edu hardware for starters, though I think there are a lot of R&D facility administrators like cluster facilities at .gov that are on the fence about participating in this community. People who could and would become invested...if they thought Fedora was going to be something that could be developed to scratch their needed itch. Hopefully the shaping of the 'intent' is subject to some sort of sweat-equity. If I could harp on the release cycle issue a little bit more from my outside perspective, for a moment. I think the policies around Fedora Legacy might be a good place to resolve some issues that are keeping some contributors on the fence and not investing their time into this community. If the fast paced EOL of Core is the big issue they have problems with, they could first become involved through Fedora Legacy maintenance to scratch their own itch over the EOL issue. In the process they could earn some sweat-equity to influence the intent and direction of core. I think the stated intent and objectives on the current website and Havoc's re-iteration here on the mailing list are probably a best effort description of where the interest and constraints of current set of contributors lie. The real trick, is going to be giving the important people who have different interests an entry point into the process early on, so new people can invest their mutant genes in the evolutionary process. -jef"If Fedora was a Hollywood motion picture...Red Hat would get executive producer credits"spaleta
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