Fedora Verified: Help Shape a New Way to Recognize Fedora Contributors

[ffmancera (Fernando F. Mancera)]

I completely share that feeling. I raised that point but never got an answer different that a “What if..?”^[1][2].

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1. Defining a "Fedora Verified" Membership

   I guess I should chime in here as I did in the council hackfest thread. While I cannot say much new, I must record my opinion. I think this will end up hurting ourselves as a community. Limiting participation without a relevant precedent does not make sense. I thought the Fedora strategy 2028[1] goal was “By the end of 2028, double the number of contributors active every week.”. This in my honest opinion goes in the opposite direction, it is not welcoming and it just gatekeeping people. If yo…

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2. Fedora Council 2026 Strategy Summit daily briefings & summaries (@ Tirana, Albania)

   Are we limiting who is voting now [1]? Why? I joined Fedora as a contributor because I wanted to vote for someone I knew (I was an user of course). So I guess, that won’t be possible in the future (?) This IMHO just amplifies the disparity in votes for “popular” candidates. It also forbids users [1] from participating. Notice that a membership that can expire and must be awarded by proving some contributions would impact all elections but the impact will be greater at Council and Mindshare as …

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