IMPORTANT: DO NOT REPLY ON THIS LIST!!! IMPORTANT: DO NOT REPLY ON THIS LIST!!! Replies or comments should be made on the openSUSE Project Mailing List. Private replies or comments can be made to the Elections Committee through the address election-officials@opensuse.org ******** Hello, openSUSE Contributors: It seems that several of our best Contributors in the openSUSE Project do not have their openSUSE Membership, and in fact think that it is not important or even that it is a "bother". However, we would like to point out to those of you who do not have your Membership, and who make other such important Contributions to openSUSE, that a Healthy Project is only as Healthy as its Members. And, especially important, Membership is required in order to vote for the openSUSE Board. We on the Elections Committee think that the people who should *most* be taking part in the Voting process are the hard-lifters, such as the Heroes, the Developers, the Maintainers, the Packagers, the project's Coders, and all the Heavy Lifters. Therefore, we appeal to those of you who do NOT have their Membership to please apply: Get your openSUSE Membership, it is important for a Healthy Project. <url>https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Members#How_to_become_a_Member</url> <url>https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Members</url> We know you are tremendously busy, but if any of you think you can spare the time, we also would like you to consider running as a Candidate in the 2018-2019 Board Elections. <url>https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election</url> We really would prefer not to see this: <url>https://news.opensuse.org/2019/01/04/no-candidates-board-might-be-forced-to-hand-pick-new-board-members/</url> Thank You, -- from: The Elections Committee: election-officials@opensuse.org M. Edwin Zakaria Ish Sookun Gerry Makaro -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: yast-devel+owner@opensuse.org