[fab] New project formation is out of control

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Josh Boyer wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-08-08 at 13:22 -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> > 
> > THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK!  :)
> > 
> > That's how it works everywhere else.  That's how it works in Apache -- 
> > first you incubate, then you become blessed.
> > 
> > And when FB announces the official Fedora Foo Project, they get the
> > opportunity to trumpet the tremendous success of a grassroots project, and
> > the subsequent elevation of that humble Foo SIG to the nirvana of Official
> > Project Status.
> > 
> > These are the winning scenarios we're looking to create.
> 
> Ok.  Flip-side.  What happens when $contributor refuses to go out and
> retract their assertion of a project?

Do we really expect that to happen?  I don't, if we're at least halfway 
competent in our messaging.

Right now, people call everything "a project" because that's the only real 
terminology we've afforded them.  Educate them, and they'll certainly buy 
in; it's why they're members of the project, after all.

And if they refuse, then the board should correct them in public.  Gently, 
but firmly.  :)

--g

(p.s. this distinction would make it incumbent upon the board to audit the 
current "projects" to decide which are Projects and which are SIGs.  For 
instance... Live CD?  Free Media?  Sponsored Media?  And if these are 
official projects, who are the official heads?)

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