Hi, thank You, Maurizio :-) Dne středa 8. prosince 2021 18:47:15 CET, Maurizio Galli napsal(a):
On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 6:11 PM Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
First usual question for everyone: if You are appointed as Board member, which new options does it open for You? I mean, You both are valuable contributors, You have been working like that for notable time already, and You can keep doing so even if You are not elected into the Board. So what new can You do in Board? What would You like to do, what is impossible without Board? How can Board move You forward?
In general terms I just wanted to volunteer and help in a different part of the project, in this case governance, which seemed to be in need of people getting involved. I've had interactions with the current board members for a while now and we get along well, I've been to public board meetings and it was kind of a given that I would throw the hat in the ring this year as well.
Regarding governance, do You think the current governance model, purpose of the Board, etc. is the best, or it could be improved? I ask specifically because we all saw some issues in the Project during past year, so I wonder if some changes would help to prevent or at least mediate better such issues.
For most things one doesn't need to be a board member have a positive impact that helps the openSUSE project thrive. All contributions are valuable. However and similarly to my thoughts of last year elections, I personally think that myself being a board member would help me have more legitimacy when interacting with other communities and entities and makes building bridges easier.
Yes, Board membership, despite more or less lacking executive power, helps a lot in any contact.
I hope that me being in this role can contribute in keeping the relationship between openSUSE, SUSE and any other entity or community and also individuals I interact with healthy.
Definitely :-)
Maurizio, if I read Your platform [2] correctly, I see impressive contribution and experience, but I fail to find something like "election programme", i.e. Your plans for Your time in Board, what You wish to achieve, etc. Am I reading election profile, or "just" user profile...?
The platform wasn't immediately available but was uploaded[0] earlier last week. [0] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election_2021_platform_m4u
Thank You for the platform. :-) I like Your section about inspiring newcomers, it's crucial for any future development. What do You think are the biggest blocks preventing new people from contributing? And how to remove them? Restoring faith in Geeko is also condition needed for any future of the project. It's very sad we even have this as a topic to discuss... :-/ -- Vojtěch Zeisek https://trapa.cz/ Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux https://www.opensuse.org/