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Este's discussion group/ strategic planning conversation:

  • Gap is tech lead, to help shape what happens post 6. It's nice to have software developers come in, if we're not clear what we're asking them to develop, not the best use of resources. Having someone come in to help shape the future is most needed.
  • Also someone able to work with implementers, understand gaps that haven't been previously identified. And help implementers with issues - lean toward tech lead role as priority.
  • If we have major technical needs down the road with more implementations, we may need intensive technical development for issues that arise. 75% tech leadership, 25% technical work
  • Concern about only three committers - we need the community to be bulked up more, to avoid burnout/job changes
  • How to characterize building community aspect - recruiter? People capacity, that portion of the role is important. Needs to be included in the job description.  
  • Want to rely on committers more for building code - role of leadership in building this.
  • Balance between what you ask the community to do and what you have staffing for? Struggle to identify members in the community to contribute
  • Fedora 4 was really community led - given the testing and engagement in Fedora 6 has been a positive sign of community engagement - ride on crest of Fedora 6 wave to get more people involved.
  • Challenge of attracting volunteer committers? Can't justify involvement in Fedora as much because it isn't as visible to users - application layer isn't visible, it is a utility. It's hard to drum up developers even at the application layer. Saturation in the field - are we setting up the role for struggle/challenge? Will we even be able to get more committers? 
  • We also need to be able to train new committers - that ties into someone's role. Can't rely on committers to train new committers. 
  • Someone with ability to do both leadership and hands on work and judgment about when to shift between the two.
  • What about a model of using contract work on a regular basis - do we need to allocate all of the position funds to a position/use it now?



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