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Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat and many of its developers are employed by Red Hat. Much of the work in Fedora is done by Red Hat. Red Hat did not fire the FPL.
by jzb 3y ago
Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat and many of its developers are employed by Red Hat. Much of the work in Fedora is done by Red Hat.
Red Hat did not fire the FPL. They laid off the Fedora Program Manager, which is a different role entirely. I would still say that was a lousy decision, but the FPL is a very different role that goes back a very long time and AFAIK remains filled by Matthew Miller.
I've seen the two roles conflated here and there so I figured it was worth correcting here so it doesn't continue to spread.
- tristan957 3y agoHow many is many? Thanks for the correction on the title.
- jzb 3y agoA few years ago the figure was "several hundred" but the exact number is fluid because some people (like Matthew) are paid to work on Fedora full time, while others work on Fedora as part of their job but not their whole job. It's also further confused by the fact that some Red Hatters contribute to Fedora but not as part of their day job. I think it'd be fair to say more than 60% of the work that goes into Fedora's official releases is paid for by Red Hat. Maybe more. If you factor in spins and such, it might be less than 60%.