redefining SIGs (old and new)

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, Yaakov Nemoy wrote:

> On Jan 31, 2008 11:34 AM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
>> "A SIG earns official project status through successful accomplishment
>> of objectives that warrant more prominence in the Fedora Project. If
>> contributors request it, the parent project or the Fedora Project Board
>> will evaluate the SIG's progress reports and make a determination of
>> readiness for this stage. At this point, it may be branded with the
>> Fedora name and promoted to the full status of a Fedora project. It can
>> join the ranks of the most valuable initiatives currently leading the
>> Fedora Project."
>>
>> What do we call that incubation stage?
>
> Incubated you say?  How about an EGG.  An Evolving Growth Group.

This is clever, and would be great if SIGs didn't exist -- but they do.

Again, I prefer simplicity.

"SIG" = a loose group of folks trying to solve a problem.

"Project" = a formalized team of people who are accountable to The Board 
for solving a particular problem.

Seems to me that the "Packaging SIG" is really a "Packaging Project" by 
these guidelines.

--g

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