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= Interview =
== Introduction ==
[17:09] <ctyler> Paul, thank you for joining us!
[17:11] -->| bombshel1er13 (n=bombshel@matrix.senecac.on.ca) has joined #seneca
== How did you start? ==
[17:11] <ctyler> stickster: What part of the Fedora project did you start with?
'''[17:16] <stickster> The Fedora Project is a community-powered, 100% free and open source project. We receive a lot of contributions from inside Red Hat, but our contributors include many volunteers as well. Red Hat sponsors this work because the software that Fedora produces is used as the basis for a commercially supported product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux.'''
== Size of the Fedora community ==
[17:16] <ctyler> How many contributors/community members are there?
'''[17:22] <stickster> and (2) uses methodologies that provide a higher-performing, more interoperable product.'''
== Direction of the Fedora project ==
[17:23] <ctyler> stickster: Can you tell us a bit about the directions and priorities for the Fedora project over the next short while (couple of releases)?
[17:31] <ctyler> I'd like to (cautiously) open this up for questions. So that we don't overlap too many threads, I suggest that if you want to ask a question you type "/me ?" and I'll queue up the names. If you have a comment on the current question, go ahead and type :-)
== Upstream? ==
[17:31] * scarter4 was wondering if fedora is upstream from red hat, or if red hat is upstream from fedora. Historically Red Hat came first, but fedora seems to be upstream from red hat... how does that work?
[17:36] * AaronMT wants to know who is currently funding Red Hat/Fedora?
== Deadlines in an Open Source project? ==
[17:36] <ctyler> pdirect: go ahead
'''[17:39] <stickster> <eof/>'''
== Who funds Red Hat? ==
'''[17:39] <stickster> AaronMT: Red Hat is a publicly traded company'''
'''[17:40] <stickster> <eof/>'''
== Fedora CMS direction ==
[17:40] <ctyler> melsdaly: go ahead
[17:42] * pdirect ?
== Quality of Upstream projects? ==
[17:42] <ctyler> pdirect: go ahead
[17:45] * ctyler points to Debian, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu as community distros
== Fedora target audience? ==
[17:45] <ctyler> selmys: go ahead
'''[17:54] <stickster> <eof/>'''
== Where to start hacking Fedora? ==
[17:54] <ctyler> JamesB__: go ahead
[17:59] * Slokunshialgo is wondering if the Fedora Project has created (directly or indirectly) any significant new technology or program
== Other companies or organizations contributing to Fedora? ==
[17:59] <ctyler> varinder: go ahead
[18:01] <ctyler> Ok, Paul has to run
== Technologies created by Fedora? ==
'''[18:01] <stickster> Slokunshialgo: Yes, Fedora has created a number of technologies'''
'''[18:03] <stickster> OK, I'm sorry to have to run, I'm late for a conference call'''
= Wrap-up =
[18:03] <ctyler> Ok, we're out of time. You've probably noticed that stickster is usually present in this channel :-)