Meeting:Board meeting 2009-08-13

Roll Call
Present: Josh Boyer, John Poelstra, Paul Frields, Matt Domsch, Tom 'spot' Callaway, Dennis Gilmore, Christopher Aillon

Regrets: Dimitris Glezos, Bill Nottingham, Mike McGrath

Last meeting
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Board_meeting_2009-08-06

Russian Fedora Initiative
https://fedorahosted.org/board/ticket/11


 * LAST STATUS:
 * Paul to first resolve questions with RH Legal about non-software goods licensing
 * UPDATE:
 * Non-software goods license approved by Legal
 * Awaiting contact back from Alexey to create agreements; email on 2009-08-12

Thai community domain
https://fedorahosted.org/board/ticket/23


 * STATUS:
 * Dimitris to ask Thai community rep to choose an option of the two possible
 * UPDATE:
 * Request sent: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-August/msg00027.html
 * Regardless of response, th.fc.o pointer is a good idea... ticket to FI

Spins and Download site redesign
https://fedorahosted.org/board/ticket/24


 * STATUS:
 * Threads on FAB found here:
 * https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-July/msg00088.html
 * https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-August/msg00020.html
 * Mockups found here:
 * http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/temp/woot/
 * UPDATE:
 * Wiki page created here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Website_redesign_2009
 * Have the requirements been developed successfully?
 * Target audiences proposed
 * Some comments on driving community participation, task oriented
 * Some requirements also found in Board notes here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Board_meeting_2009-07-30
 * Do mockups show progress toward the desired goal?
 * Board should provide feedback now to minimize drag
 * Descriptions about download methods (torrents, direct FTP/HTTP, metalinks) and provide all those methods somehow.
 * Sometimes too much information on a page?
 * The pages are trying to grow the total appeal of Fedora, with the goal of increasing contributor stickiness
 * possibility of packaged behaviors to affect spins
 * poelstra: thought: to more objectively review the mock-ups shouldn't we be able to take the "requirements" and compare them to the pages... almost in a checklist type way? I think the wiki page is a good way to sum up the requirements to aid in this

big improvements  ;-) 
 * 1) logo and branding is very clear
 * 2) much more simplified definition of what people can expect
 * 3) clear call to action for download
 * 4) makes a personal connection
 * 1) shows that Fedora is "fun" or "cool"
 * 2) * cool and fun can encourage more people to become involved
 * 3) publicly proclaim what we do well

Next Meeting

 * PROPOSED: 2009-08-20 UTC 1600
 * caillon cannot make it