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Revision as of 09:22, 5 August 2014 by Mattdm (talk | contribs) (link to previous discussion)

Brainstorming Agenda Items

Add anything you think might be good to discuss to the list. After a few weeks, number80 and toshio will try to organize and prioritize it for discussion at flock.

  • figure out what the difference in responsibility is between vote-elected bodies and non-elected bodies
  • How do we want central direction for fedora to actually work with diverging products?
  • merge fesco and board
  • in case we merge the fesco and the board, how do we ensure that non-technical contributors gets represented in the new governance body (HG)
  • it would be useful to have a map of sorts of the current structure of all of the boards, committees, working groups, subprojects, teams, and sigs in Fedora. (Brainstorm this?)
  • "Fedora Council" proposal



Josh Boyer's proposal on a representative council to replace the current board structure: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/board-discuss/2013-September/012119.html


I made some notes on some leadership areas that I see as part of the board's roles, and I'll list them as a starting point.... hopefully that will be helpful. --Mattdm (talk) 09:22, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

  • "Supreme Court of Fedora Values" -- When there are questions about how some activity in the product might relate to the Fedora Foundations, the board is there to make the final decision. A more activist version of this might be that when something seems to be off course, the board steps in.
  • Legal and Trademark approval, including that for new Spins. I see some open tickets that might relate to this.
  • Structure of the Project. This is one of the things that's pretty clearly laid out in the wiki pages about Fedora's governance.
    • Definition of subprojects, and recognizing which ones are active. (As I look at the left column of the wiki, this is clearly not happening.)
    • Support and oversight of subprojects that aren't under FESCo. (Or FAmSco?)
    • Elections. This is another problem area, I think, although that may just be symptomatic.
  • Strategic planning and leadership. How can we collectively help set direction for the project and line up resources for implementation? How can we encourage community collaboration towards those common goals?
    • Note that this does not imply a "command and control" structure. There is a need, though, to look at where the community is going and where it wants to go, and to help make a cohesive map. This will help us identify areas where there might be obstacles (so we can do what we can to remove them), and possibly areas where we need to allocate resources (directly in some cases, indirectly in others).
  • Finances and budget -- possibility for more direct responsibility over Fedora community budget