No, I’m not going to tell you who to nominate or who to vote for. I do have some ideas on what makes a good board member and what Fedora needs to secure its future based on my own observations… Continue Reading →
We need to accept that unforeseen regressions and late changes have consequences. Slipping the full Fedora release schedule when we don’t meet our release criteria is a good way to show that and maintain a baseline of quality for our… Continue Reading →
It’s been a good long run. Come the end of Fedora 13 my board term will be over. I’m not planning to run for election. I’ve been involved with the Fedora Board for almost three years. Two as the secretary… Continue Reading →
The first quarter of 2010 has come to an end and it is time to check in and see how I’m doing on my 2010 goals. 1. Weigh 170 lbs by December 31, 2010 This was an arbitrary number based… Continue Reading →
I am on-again, off-again subscriber to Time Magazine. I use it as a way to spend (waste) less time surfing the web for news and stay informed–except when I decide not to. The on-again off-again nature of my subscription is… Continue Reading →
I appreciated Kevin Fenzi’s post on Knowing Vs. Doing and it pushed me to clarify the thinking behind my original post. Kevin has a great point that there can be a lot of enjoyment from “knowing” and acquiring knowledge to… Continue Reading →
In the Fedora Project we exchange a lot of ideas on mailing lists and IRC. Some of our conversations go around in circles no matter what year it is. One reason for the lack of progress is fear of failure. … Continue Reading →
In Tim Ferris’ book The 4-Hour Work Week, he talks about skipping the news circuit–that doing so will add more hours to your day and ultimately doesn’t matter. He isn’t advocating being uninformed. He’s advocating using time intentionally for things… Continue Reading →
As we we think about what “change” means to the future of the Fedora Project, I couldn’t help but think of it in light of Seth Godin’s post, The Reason You are Stuck: The resistance loves committees and it hates… Continue Reading →
I’m trying something new which is to occasionally make a post of five links to articles I’ve read or podcasts I’ve listened to that resonated with me. Here is the first batch: The U2 Method of High-Impact Writing by Oleg… Continue Reading →
What issues are you passionate about in the Fedora Project? What are you doing to move these things forward besides talking about them on the Fedora mailing lists? Seth Godin’s excellent post about procrastination and email reminded me of Fedora… Continue Reading →
Sparks had an interesting post about Thunderbird email security. This reminded me of another technique I like which is to run Thunderbird and Firefox from an encrypted directory. In addition to encrypting the data, Thunderbird and Firefox won’t start without… Continue Reading →
An increase in the number of people downloading Fedora could also increase the number of new potential contributors. In another refrain of the debate about whether defining a target audience for the default “Fedora Distribution” is a good idea or… Continue Reading →
I lost 14 pounds in 2009 because I set a goal and checked in on it a few days each week. Fedora can benefit in the same way. The topic of weight–amount, gain and loss–is a very personal and sensitive… Continue Reading →
We had what I’m calling a min-Fedora Activity Day today for No Frozen Rawhide (NFR). As announced earlier this week, a few of us met on Fedora Talk and Gobby (two of my favorite Fedora collaboration tools!) to make sure… Continue Reading →
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