Le 12/08/2020 à 17:35, Richard Brown a écrit : Hello, Richard :-) I read with care all what you wrote (including other threads). I agree with most of the content (thanks), but was a bit worried by the tone, bit harsh IMHO, but it may be due to my poor English :-(.
For example, my evaluation of an individuals attitude and character is a huge aspect I consider.
Yes, you are true. But in a virtual world where we live as openSUSE members (annual meetings are not likely to allow real friendship, even when my best memory is the dinner near openSUSE beer factory on first one - 2011). Knowing who is who is extremely difficult. I faced that often as membership team member, how can we know what is a membership candidate only with virtual evidence I noticed specially the following part:
I've seen far too many Board members of the Project say one thing and mean another. I've been deeply and personaly hurt by the deceptive actions of past Board members.
this is painful... board members where elected on the basis of what the members knows of them... I only want to give my vote to Board members I feel I can trust, and
trust can't come from only one post on a wiki page.
Discussions like this certainly help to paint a fully picture, and I appreciate that opportunity and the time you've given in replying so far.
yes, it's a good part and I thank you for having started this kind of discussion (with same questions from the two candidates), but I have to say I'm a bit concerned by the little valuable answer you received, given we have only two candidates and so obviously one of the two have to be a future board member. and on the same time, I asked me: "I could have been a candidate, and what could have I found to answer?". And I dunno. A large part of the board work is under the hood, for very good reasons, but then how can I know how I could give an answer, don't knowing the question?? I may see only one answer to such questioning: a two steps/level ballot. Just an example as support for a future foundation bylaws... We could have "regionaly" elected "super members", possibly elected on face to face meeting based on country (think of US Senators) - expecting local people to know better candidates to have seen them here and there. Then, second level, these regional super members could elect a board among them, hoping they can better know each others. by the way this could allow a better regional representation, I know for sure that we have many people in Asia (China, India...), but don't see them is the present the board (fact, no offense to be taken). You see how I try to work: when something get wrong, try to fix the problem, not to blame anybody but myself... not always successful, of course :-( thanks for your commitment jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org