[$] Fedora shares strategy updates and "weird research university" model (lwn.net)

<p>In early February, members of the <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/">Fedora Council</a> met in Tirana,
Albania to discuss and set the strategic direction for the Fedora Project. The
council has <a
href="https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-council-2026-strategy-summit-daily-briefings-summaries-tirana-albania/180535">published
summaries</a>
from its strategy summit, and Fedora Project Leader (FPL) Jef Spaleta,
as well as some of the council members, held a video meeting to discuss outcomes from
the summit on February&#160;25. Topics included a plan to experiment with <a
href="https://opencollective.com/">Open Collective</a> to raise
funds for specific Fedora projects, tools to build image-based editions, and
more. Spaleta also explained his model for Fedora governance.</p>