October 2022 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-project] How we will use the GSoC money
by Vincent Untz 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Hi, (let's see how a public discussion about money goes :-)) The Google Summer of Code brings us great students, but also means that the openSUSE project will get $8000 (if I'm not mistaken) at the end of the summer. That's $500 per student. A while ago, I requested comments on my blog about what to do with the money, but didn't get any feedback. So I take this as "do what you feel is best", and this mail is about the plan. As a reminder, the main issue is that we will likely not have the openSUSE Foundation created in time for this. For instance, Google would like us to get some form filled before the end of June; this is not a mandatory timeline, but I think it shows that we won't be ready with the Foundation for that. The current plan is to give that money to another organization we feel close to, and I have two candidates in mind: - the Software Freedom Conservancy (http://sfconservancy.org/) it's a really nice org that provides a home for various cool projects (see http://sfconservancy.org/members/current/) and those projects help make openSUSE a great project. - the Desktop Summit (https://www.desktopsummit.org/) it's one of the biggest event this year, and this would help us have some more visibility (since we'd be sponsors, I guess). I'm sure they would welcome this to secure their budget. Note that an alternative solution would be to leave the money to Google for a future GSoC or similar program, but I feel it's better to use the money where it can make a difference today. Now, it's not too late to change the plan. If you have a better suggestion, please tell us. There's no need to argue forever about it, just explain why you think it's good. Keep in mind that if we cannot receive the money ourselves, this also means that we cannot use it to buy stuff for openSUSE. Pavol and I will take the final decision since we are the GSoC admins for openSUSE. Thanks, Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help(a)opensuse.org

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[Notice] - openSUSE Regular Board election 2021
by Ariez Vachha - openSUSE 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

Dear openSUSE members, openSUSE Board Election 2021 [1] It's time to elect new Board members to fill empty seats on the openSUSE Board. There are two seats for election in accordance per our normal election cycle. This is a regular election as defined in our Election Rules [2] ## Phase 0 01 November 2021 - Announcement of the Board Election 2021 - Call for Nominations and Applications for Board candidacy - Membership drive 22 November 2020 - Nominations and Applications for Board candidacy close ## Phase 1 22 November 2021 - Announcement of the final list of candidates - Campaign begins - Membership drive continues, opportunity to apply for openSUSE Membership, but members will only be eligible to vote and not run as a candidate ## Phase 2 13 December 2021 - Ballots open: Please cast your vote during this time - Campaign continues 30 December 2021 - Ballots close 31 December 2021 - Announcement of results To stand for a position in the openSUSE Board please send an email to: * project(a)lists.opensuse.org and * election-officials(a)lists.opensuse.org If a member would like to nominate another member, please inform the Election Committee and the officials will contact the nominee to ask whether they would like to run as a Board candidate. Only openSUSE members are eligible to run for openSUSE Board openings in accordance with the Eligibility and Validity section of our Election Rules [2]. The Election Committee [3] are hereby calling for Nominations & Applications for the openSUSE Board. [1] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election [2] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election_rules [3] Members: Ish Sookun, Edwin Zakaria and Ariez Vachha. -- Regards, The Election Committee election-officials(a)lists.opensuse.org

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Candidate for openSUSE Board 2022
by Knurpht-openSUSE 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

Hi all, I've decided to do the jump once again and run again for Board Membership. Will put out my platform later this week and publish the URL here. To the others: Let's have a good one !!!! Good luck to all. -- Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board openSUSE Forums Team

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Tend to run
by Chuck Payne 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Hello, In years past I have been super busy, I am finally to a place in my personal life and career where I have free time. With that being said, I like to announce that I live to run for the openSUSE board. I feel that I can bring a lot to the tablet, and again I do have time now to stand up and help out. -- Terror PUP a.k.a Chuck "PUP" Payne ----------------------------------------- Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. ----------------------------------------- openSUSE -- Terrorpup openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein Register Linux Userid: 155363 openSUSE Community Member since 2008.

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openSUSE Board Election 2022
by Ish Sookun 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Dear Geekos, It is the time of the year when we call for volunteers to run for the Board Election. It requires a lot of commitment to spare time to give back to the project. Being a board member gives one the chance to contribute so much to the project and help the community by pushing ideas forward. A few days ago, Ariez Vaccha from the Election Committee announced [1] the General Board Election 2022 schedule. As per that schedule, the Call for Nomination & Application ends on 31 October. That leaves you, Geeko, five days to make up mind, roll up your sleeves and throw your hat forward. Regards, Ish Sookun [1] https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/…

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Notice of intent to run for the openSUSE Board
by Neal Gompa 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

My fellow members of the openSUSE community, I wish to declare my intent to run for one of the available openSUSE Board seats in the upcoming election. I have had the wonderful pleasure of being involved in openSUSE as a contributor for the past five years, and I believe openSUSE is an amazing project offering a Linux distribution platform with great potential! My hope is that I can help get openSUSE to realize its potential as a member of the Board. Here is my election platform: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election_2022_platform_-_Neal_Gompa Feel free to reach out to me and ask about myself, my thoughts on openSUSE, and/or my candidacy for the Board. Thanks in advance and best regards, -- Neal Gompa (ID: Pharaoh_Atem)

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Re: openSUSE Board request for candidacy
by Ish Sookun 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Dear Nathan, On 31/10/2022 18:53, Nathan Wolf wrote: > I would like to throw in my hat to be a candidate to be on the openSUSE board. > > Thank you for your consideration. Thank you for throwing in your hat. Your candidacy is well received. Regards, Ish Sookun // on behalf of the Election Committee

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2022 Board election - candidate
by Patrick Fitzgerald 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Hi All, This is to inform you of my intention to run as a candidate for the openSUSE Board. For more details please find them here: https://en.opensuse.org/User:Pfitzgerald Any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Best regards - Patrick -- -------------------------------- Patrick Fitzgerald i-Layer Limited * consultancy * solutions * support http://www.innovationLayer.com/ <http://www.i-layer.com/> General: +44 (0)20 3327 0011 Support: isupport(a)i-layer.com <mailto:comments@i-layer.com> Please send any comments regarding the quality of our services to: comments(a)i-layer.com <mailto:comments@i-layer.com> All the information contained in this electronic message from i-Layer Limited is private and confidential and is solely intended for the recipient(s) only. If you have received this electronic message in error and you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender (whose contact details are above) immediately by reply email and delete the message and any attachments without retaining any copies. Any prices quoted in this email are subject to contract and are valid for 72 hours only.

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Community Meetings: Week 44
by ddemaio 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Hi all, The meeting times have changed. The Tuesday Community Meetings will now take place at 15:30 UTC. I will not be at tomorrow's meeting, but please feel to show up and carry on with a meeting. Perhaps even consider testing the next gen installer - https://news.opensuse.org/2022/10/27/call-for-testing-next-gen-installer/ The Community Meeting on Thursdays will now take place at 20:00 UTC. Both meetings take place in https://meet.opensuse.org/meeting You can see the overview of meeting notes with the updated times at https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/weeklymeeting Please consider running for the openSUSE board. This is the last day to declare your candidacy. https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election v/r Doug

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Adding the openSUSE Wiki to kiwix.org
by Lil Frogg 29 Oct '22

29 Oct '22

Hello everyone, I have noticed that the kiwix project has a couple of linux distro related wikis available, although not openSUSE. Kiwix is basically an offline reader project that allows users to download a variety of helpful resources, like the entirety of wikipedia, project Gutenberg etc for use in offline scenarios/regions with limited internet access. I feel like trying to add the openSUSE wiki to that list of downloadable resources might be a useful thing and also raise awareness for the distro. How do people here feel about it? I could try contacting them to ask about the requirements for that, although I'm just a regular user and providing the downloadable file of the wiki will presumably have to be done by someone with server side access to the wiki. Kind regards,

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