Hello, Fedora community! Here is a summary of the Fedora Mindshare Committee meeting held on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The Mindshare Committee is responsible for coordinating Fedora’s outreach and contributor-facing activities, including events, ambassadorship, and community recognition.
Note: AI (Google Gemini) was used to summarize the HTML log of the public meeting. I reviewed and corrected the AI-generated output before posting.
This week, we discussed a range of topics, including:
- Funding requests for release parties and workshops in Poland and Kenya
- Defining the scope and goals for the Contributor Recognition Service
- Updates and next steps for the Digital Ambassadorship and Regional Event Support focus areas
Announcements & News
- Fedora Linux 43 is here! The latest release of Fedora Linux was published on Tuesday. A big thank you to everyone involved! You can read the announcement on the Fedora Magazine.
- Fedora Linux 43 Release Party: The schedule is currently being finalized. Speakers are being contacted to confirm their presentation slots.
- AI-Assisted Contributions Policy: The new policy is now officially live. You can read the policy on the Docs site and find a wiki category for declaring AI assistance.
- Flock 2026 CFP Themes: Mindshare Committee members are requested to review the proposed Call for Proposals (CFP) themes for Flock 2026 by Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Feedback can be provided in ticket #88.
Event Funding Requests
#85: Fedora Linux 43 Release Party in Rybnik, Poland
- Request: A funding request was submitted by @zbyszek for a Fedora Linux 43 release party at “Jesień Linuksowa 2025” in Rybnik, Poland.
- Decision: The request was approved as a Small Event for up to $150 USD in reimbursement. The committee is awaiting an event report to proceed with the reimbursement process.
- Notes: The Committee noted that while this type of small-scale, quick request is what the Small Events policy was designed for, it’s always better to have more lead time.
#87: Fedora Info Session & Docs Workshop at Kirinyaga University, Kenya
- Request: Cornelius Emase (@lochipi) submitted a funding proposal for an information session and docs-team workshop at Kirinyaga University in Kenya, scheduled for November 8th, 2025. The budget proposal includes items like a photographer, which the Committee appreciated.
- Decision: The event was met with enthusiastic support from the Committee. The funding is considered approved, pending the completion of the mandatory three-day voting period which ends on Friday, October 31, 2025, assuming no objections are raised.
- Action Item: @lochipi will work with a friend to update a poster from a previous event. He will share the updated design with the Fedora Design Team for a quick brand and style review before printing.
Defining Mindshare Committee Focus Areas
#88: Defining the Contributor Recognition Service
- Akashdeep Dhar (@t0xic0der) and Greg Sutcliffe (@gwmngilfen) are leading the effort to better define the mission and scope of contributor recognition focus area within the Mindshare Committee, moving beyond just issuing badges.
- They presented a series of questions to the committee to gather feedback, covering topics such as:
- Scope: What constitutes “recognition”? (e.g., blog posts, swag, conference tickets) How do we define and evaluate different types of contributions?
- Process: What is the best cadence for recognition reviews? How do we connect with other Fedora teams to widen our scope?
- Metrics: What metrics (qualitative and quantitative) should be used to measure impact and community health?
- Resources: What is a realistic budget? What would the day-to-day operations entail?
- Next Steps: All Committee members are tasked with reviewing the ticket and providing asynchronous feedback on ticket #88.
- Deadline: Feedback is requested by the next Mindshare Committee meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
#80: Updates on Other Focus Areas
- Digital Ambassadorship: Emma Kidney (@ekidney) and Joseph Gayoso (@joseph) have agreed to co-lead this focus area. Their first step will be to rework the relevant documentation to be more clear. Emma will open a new Mindshare Committee ticket to track this work.
- Regional Event Support: Luis Bazan (@lbazan) checked in on the status of this area. The Committee discussed that the goal is not just to review existing funding requests, but to proactively find ways to enable and support new events in regions like LATAM and APAC. @lbazan will open a new ticket to frame this discussion, ask clarifying questions, and propose edits to the charter if needed.
Open Floor
- A reminder was given for Committee members to review ticket #82, which concerns defining the Committee’s coordination model with other Mindshare teams.
Action Items
- @lochipi: Share the updated event poster with the Design Team for a quick review before printing.
- @jflory7, @ekidney, @lbazan, @joseph, @sumantrom: Review ticket #88 (Contributor Recognition Service) and provide feedback by November 13, 2025.
- @ekidney: Open a new Mindshare Committee ticket to track the work on the Digital Ambassadorship focus area.
- @lbazan: Open a new Mindshare Committee ticket to frame the discussion and goals for the Regional Event Support focus area.