There have been recent discussions on this list surrounding the fact that users feel left out of the Fedora decision making process. As the Fedora leadership, we'd like to do nothing more than engage the user community as key participants in constructive dialog around the direction that Fedora Project takes. As you may know, Fedora's strategic direction is led by the Board[1]. In stark contrast with most boards, we encourage open and active communications with all of our constituents, and cannot operate in isolation. We hold public meetings twice a month, which anyone is welcome to join (or read the transcript afterwards, if the time is inconvenient or you otherwise cannot attend). Most importantly, we also have a public mailing list, advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[2]. The Board strives to conduct most of it's business on this list, save for that which deals with sensitive legal or personal issues which cannot be discussed in public. As we strive to create a culture in Fedora where constructive engagement is preferred, and non-constructive engagement is strongly discouraged, there will be discussions on this list as to how best to achieve that goal. We welcome and encourage the community (that means YOU!) to participate constructively in these discussions by joining the list and providing input. It's important to note that the advisory-board list is not a forum for discussing bugs or technical features of Fedora, but rather about high-level project governance and community and contributor empowerment. We look forward to seeing some new faces around the list! Jon, for the Fedora Board [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board [2] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board -- 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
