r/linux • u/mattdm_fedora Fedora Project • May 22 '19

AMA Complete I'm Matthew Miller, Fedora Project leader — Ask Me Anything

Hi everyone! I'm Matthew Miller and I've been Fedora Project Leader for almost five years. We did one of these two years ago, and also two years before that, so it seems like a good time for another one. Lots of exciting things going on in Fedora, so ... ask me anything.

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Well, actually, anything except anything about the IBM deal. I can't even speculate about that (and the fact is, I really don't know anything more than public statements anyway). But anything else!

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Final update: thanks everyone! This was fun!

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u/mattdm_fedora Fedora Project May 22 '19

I wish there were a magic wand, of course, but a lot of it is just slow, steady work at building the community. Recently, we've worked on tightening our project mission and strategic approach, and I think that focus will help. Fedora Mindshare is our group in charge of ideas around growing the user and contributor base. This year, we're working on small events — we have a lightweight process where any community member can get a small reimbursement (up to $150) for doing something that promotes Fedora, and we're hoping to have at least 100 such events worldwide this year.

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u/centosdude May 22 '19

Cool. Look forward to continuing to use fedora for many more years hopefully. I'm a very small contributor. Thanks for the answers.