Demanded measurable success criteria for LinuxLM project

Situation

Greg proposed training/fine-tuning a Linux-expert foundation LLM (LinuxLM). Peter pushed back by demanding explicit success criteria — deployment plan, evaluation methodology, and clear value proposition — before endorsing the project.

Reasoning

Research projects without measurable outcomes become resource sinks. March is packed with launches (CLK Mar 5, ProAI Mar 12, Portal Mar 19), so engineering capacity must be protected. The counterfactual question ('What will CIQ get that it won't get without this?') forces intellectual honesty about ROI before committing resources. Greg acknowledged it's strictly a research project, which makes the success criteria even more important — there needs to be a clear kill switch.

Additional Context

Greg pitched LinuxLM in #distinguished-leaders. Peter engaged constructively but demanded rigor. Greg was receptive, framing it as hypothesis validation.

Observed Evidence

Two direct messages from Peter in #distinguished-leaders demanding success criteria. Greg responded acknowledging it as a research project and being open to hypothesis validation.

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