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The Fedora Project is known for,
among other things, having a well-defined set of processes for just about
everything. It has extensive packaging
guidelines that deal with the complexities of creating RPMs to install
software, as well as processes for managing the legal questions that
arise around shipping software. Fedora also has a well-defined change
process for dealing with self-contained technical changes as well as major
changes to the distribution, and other issues as they arise. At the moment,
though, the project seems to be experiencing a sort of midlife crisis as it
re-examines several of its change processes at once to determine if they are
still effective.