On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:20:30PM -0400, Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Alan Cox <[1]alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:07:33 -0400 > Marcel Rieux <[2]m.z.rieux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I've been a bit late to get to the Distrowatch weekly this week but I > > finally heard about Paul Frields, the Fedora Project Leader, stepping > down. > > Can you explain why you posted this to the support list. It doesn't look > like a bug or configuration problem to me. > > Since I'm neither a developer nor an administrator, I thought I'd post on > the user list. Where should I have posted? You're welcome to email me directly, which is one option! :-) At first I thought this might be an April Fools Day joke. I was working on a couple projects for Fedora when someone clued me in to this thread. I can assure you that I'm under no pressure from anyone to step down, and I'm certainly *not* stepping down because of any "heat," perceived or real! This job has been an incredibly enjoyable part of my life for the last 2+ years. I love doing this job, and the people I get to work with as a result. But there were two factors that, together, told me it was time to start the process of handing the reins to someone who could take over, and bring Fedora to the next level: * There's a sort of natural rhythm to this job, as Max Spevack talked about in his blog here: http://spevack.livejournal.com/39464.html Healthy turnover is part of any good free software project, and Fedora and its leadership are no exceptions. I'm actually the fifth project leader, as you can see here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FPL * A tremendously attractive opportunity inside Red Hat has come up that won't last forever. It would be a really unique way for me to continue contributing to open source, albeit slightly differently than I do it now. I took the FPL job in part because I didn't want to say to myself one day, "If only I'd..." or "I regret that I never..." And not for a moment have I regretted my decision to come to Red Hat and do this job. Similarly, I think this next job has that kind of appeal. So that's all there is to it. I don't think there's any reason to look for a hidden agenda, there's simply not one. The Fedora community always has interesting issues and decisions to make as we try to improve our Project and the distro. You can look back in our mail archives for years and see where we disagree, find consensus, and continue forward. Having been part of this project for six and a half years, I've certainly seen my share! I'm thankful for my peers and friends in the Fedora community who have been extremely supportive since day one of my job as FPL. I'm thankful for my other coworkers and managers in Red Hat who work outside the Fedora community, because I benefit from their knowledge, passion, and devotion to open source every day. And finally, I'm thankful for the transparency we have in Fedora, because it allows me to keep the community informed, as we work on the transition to a new FPL -- just one event of many every release that keeps us a vibrant, healthy, and growing community. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
