I’ve been involved in Fedora for a while. I started lurking on the Fedora lists at the beginning of 2007, and as a result of some internal organizational changes at Red Hat, received the opportunity to make Fedora part of… Continue Reading →
I recently returned from seven solid days of vacation at a cabin on a lake in Northern Idaho. It was also a vacation from work, home, and the internet. I brought my computer along in case I was inspired to… Continue Reading →
Updated September 28, 2010: The beta is available. One week from today, September 14, 2010, we reach Feature Complete for Fedora 14. It also signals the start of preparations for the Beta release. Here’s how things will roll from here… Continue Reading →
People continue to tell they are sorry my dream of an on-time Fedora release could not be met for Fedora 14. I appreciate their concern, but I don’t take things like this personally. The reality is it was something I… Continue Reading →
White Space by Robin Johnson-Simpson–Looking forward to a week of white space at a cabin on a lake without the internet or cell coverage. How to Not Really Win an Argument by Donald Miller–Excellent advice for some of the “discussions”… Continue Reading →
The Fear Tax by Seth Godin–Are we shipping Fedora or are we focusing on just in case scenarios like 100% elected governance bodies? Five Principles of Civil Dialogue by Donald Miller–I really like point #4: Every person has sovereignty and… Continue Reading →
Lots has has happened since first laying out how things would go down for the Fedora 14 Alpha release. Tonight Jared announced that the Alpha would be slipping by a week as would the rest of the schedule. This means… Continue Reading →
I’m tired of the judgment and self-righteousness I see in the open source community. I’m tired of seeing it inside my company. The in-your-face, public shaming techniques to get others to change their behavior don’t work. Have the recent or… Continue Reading →
With the arrival of feature freeze for Fedora 14, things are about to get a lot more interesting. I haven’t talked about the full release processes in a while so hopefully someone out there will find this useful towards understanding… Continue Reading →
We’re seeing a beautiful thing happen in bugs proposed as release blockers for the Fedora 14 Alpha–people are quoting and referencing specific sections from the Fedora 14 Alpha Release Criteria as justification. There was discussion at the first Fedora 14… Continue Reading →
Inspired by the QA Retrospective that James Laska and the QA team created over the life of Fedora 13, I’ve created a Fedora 14 Schedule Retrospective page. Everyone participating in the Fedora 14 release cycle, from any team, is welcome… Continue Reading →
The second quarter of 2010 has come to an end and it’s time to see how things have progressed since the first quarter check-up. 1. Weigh 170 lbs by December 31, 2010 As I noted at the end of March,… Continue Reading →
I’m throwing down a challenge for Fedora 14–we ship all three releases: Alpha, Beta, and Final on time. I’m not advocating cutting any corners or lowering our standards. I expect them to remain the same. What I would like to… Continue Reading →
For some reason Fedora 14 feels like it is coming too soon and yet the calendar says it is true. Here are a few reminders about some important upcoming dates: Two weeks from today, July 13, 2010, is the Feature… Continue Reading →
Want to get unstuck and get more done? You need this “high tech” gadget from the kitchen! The picture above is one of my secrets to success. The electronic version died and got replaced by this one from the junk… Continue Reading →
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