Greetings, I am an openSUSE member that is interested in getting more involved through becoming a board member. openSUSE username: futureboy IRC Nickname: CubicleNate Website: http://cubiclenate.com Goal Statement It is my ambition to continue to support the positive and helpful community that openSUSE fosters. openSUSE is more than a technically very sound Linux distribution but a whole suite of tools. I have made it my mission to talk about and educate others on the benefits of openSUSE. Beyond the fantastic distributions Leap and Tumbleweed, there is the Build Service, openQA and KIWI that benefit more than just the openSUSE community. I believe that the way openSUSE conducts business benefits the entirety of the open source community, and not just serves its own interest. Whether I am a board member or not, I will continue to tell this story in the appropriate forums. Past work summary I am not a programmer or developer but what I am good at is problem solving and documenting those steps taken. I have chosen to take my gained knowledge and share it freely through the openSUSE wiki pages as when I find documentation that requires updates, such as with the Arduino project, I take the time to make updates and add clarity to instructions. Through my problem solving, I continue to learn that there is so much I don't know, which makes for further opportunities add to and improve documentation. I have a personal site that I put my learnings that I feel are not appropriate for the openSUSE wiki. These are personal projects that are often Linux and specifically openSUSE related. I use it as a way for me to talk about openSUSE and how I apply it to my life. I often feel like openSUSE doesn't get the chatter it should be getting so this is my way of adding it to the conversation. Future plans I intend on continued involvement with wiki documentation with the ambition of making the openSUSE wiki the primer location for understanding how to get software working properly. I often find that I use many Arch wikis which have lots of good information but I think they could be done better... on openSUSE. I am currently taking the time to learn the Open Build Service when I can squeeze it in between my work, life and other hobbies. As I sunset an unrelated activity, I am going to have a lot more time to devote to working with openSUSE. It is my plan to start to build applications of which I have interest and can share with others to use as well. As I learn more and have proficiency, I would like to get move involved in packaging and testing for openSUSE. I am going to continue get involved in other communities to ensure that openSUSE is a part of the conversation. I want to be sure that I can advocate with others the benefits of openSUSE, not just the distribution but the greater project in its entirety. --- I thank you for your consideration in running for a position with the openSUSE board. I want you to know that if I am not selected to be in the running, I will take not a single bit of offense. I appreciate, so much, what everyone on the project does. The names and faces I don't know that keep things going. I hope it is not lost on those involved in these projects how much they contribute to the lives of so many individuals and have made tough situations possible as such that life is less of a struggle. So, thank you so much for all that you do. I mean it from the depths of my being. -- Nathan Wolf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org