Requesting a Clear ELC Proposal

[John Poelstra]

John Poelstra said the following on 07/21/2009 09:17 AM Pacific Time:
> I agree with Dimitris that we should be open to considering new ways of 
> doing things and that progress and innovation often happen by getting 
> out of our comfort zones.  I also think that the board should be 
> presented with enough information to make an informed decision.  An 
> informed decision requires specifics beyond "would the board be opposed 
> to a particular 'idea'?"
> 
> For me I keep coming back wanting to know exactly what it is that the 
> board is deciding and what information we are using to make that 
> decision.  I think 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Extended_Life_Cycle is a good 
> start, but the presentation format does not fit the context of the 
> request (which too me is another problem)
>   --https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/180
> The board does not review other feature pages that are not deemed 
> features.  Why has the board been asked to review this one?  This 
> information should be in the ticket when it comes to the board in the 
> future.
> 
> For your best shot at success (or at least to get my vote) I would 
> suggest the following:
> 
> o Create a formal proposal (discard the feature page format as it is 
> confusing and doesn't work for this purpose)

Just to be clear.....as a wiki page where the canonical proposal can 
always be found.