New Fedora Chair plans to remove obstacles for volunteers

“The job is to remove obstacles in the way of the community,” says Paul W. Frields, speaking about his new position as Fedora Chair. After only a few weeks in the position, Frields is still learning his way around and getting to know his colleagues, but already this vision is a common refrain in his comments, underlying all his comments about what he hopes the Fedora project will achieve while he is coordinating its efforts.

Frields is the second person to chair the project, replacing Max Spevack, who recently stepped down to focus on other interests in Fedora. The chair is also automatically the Fedora Project Leader. The chair is appointed by Red Hat, the Fedora distro’s sponsor, and is a Red Hat employee, but the selection process “is also informed by the board,” Frields says. He says that it would be next to impossible for someone who did not believe in the free and open source (FOSS) ethos or had an autocratic style of leadership to enjoy the support of either the Fedora board or community.

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