>  Infact I would like to see whoever is elected to the Board this year to
> commit to advocating for an *increase* in SUSE's attention to openSUSE.  

Dealing with this synergetic / codependent relationship between openSUSE and SUSE (order chosen alphabetically) is something I plan to dedicate a lot of effort to if elected to the board. I also plan to work with other partners of both SUSE and openSUSE and have already contacted a few to see what their position is on this.