[Fedora-marketing-list] Re: Fedora 6 to strengthen virtualisation features with Xen 3.0.3

[chasd at silveroaks.com]

>> chasd at silveroaks.com wrote:

>> Does Red Hat release Fedora, or the Fedora Project ?
>> Or some other "Fedora-foo" entity ?
>> If the entity releasing Fedora is not Red Hat, is it a distinction 
>> worth
>> reminding individuals in the media about ?

> Rahul wrote:

> Fedora Project but currently the "release" is just Fedora Core and
> doesnt include Fedora Extras.

My bad, in a message speaking to the accuracy of terminology, I 
incorrectly referred to "Fedora Core" as "Fedora" - confusing the 
issue.
Sorry.

Not to belabor the point, but would the Fedora Community "release" 
Fedora Extras, or would that effort be better considered under the 
Fedora Project umbrella ?

> So realistically that's just Red Hat doing
> all the release management work.

So the article was correct stating Red Hat releases Fedora Core ?
To me, it is more correct to say Red Hat engineers as part of the 
Fedora Community play a staggeringly large role in the release of 
Fedora Core.
I suppose for simplicity's sake, just saying Red Hat isn't far off.
However I think that simple statement re-enforces a general perception 
that the Fedora Project seems to keep fighting.

I think that outside of the Fedora Community, the following statements 
might be viewed as true:

Red Hat = Fedora Core
Red Hat = Fedora Project

The first is false in my mind ( and comparing different types ) while 
the second would be more accurate with a tilde above the equal sign; it 
is not _completely_ true.
Or maybe my glasses need cleaning, and I'm not seeing things straight ;)

Using consistent terms when discussing the distribution and the 
entities involved is important to outside perception.
Getting reviewers and other individuals in the media to use the 
consistent terms is part of guiding that perception in the desired 
direction.

Getting random posters on Slashdot to use the consistent terms is a 
pipe dream ;)


Charles Dostale