Extended call for Ubuntu Technical Board candidates

[Sebastien Bacher]

Hey there!

I'm Sebastien Bacher, member of the Ubuntu Desktop Team and working for 
Canonical since 2004. I'm also an Ubuntu Archive members since 2007 and 
joined the DMB this year.
I do care about Ubuntu as a project, and not only the desktop part, 
which is why I try to help things moving by being active on the dev 
channels (IRC, lists, discourse), sponsor uploads (to Ubuntu and to 
Debian),  keep an eye on launchpad reports to direct reporters to the 
right place and toward a resolution of the issues if possible, try to 
lower our packages delta with Debian, etc. I'm also trying to push for 
us to communicate better and it a way which is accessible to everyone.

I've been around for long time and I think I know Ubuntu, our community 
and our upstreams well enough to represent the project interests as a 
member of the board.

I would like to help ensuring that the project keeps being welcoming and 
interesting to everyone by providing the right infrastructure and 
processes and by helping us to set the right technical decisions.

Cheers,
Sebastien Bacher

Le 29/11/2022 à 20:07, Torsten Franz a écrit :
> Hi everyone,
>
> We have received some applications for the new election of the Ubuntu 
> Technical Board. A lot of great applications from very good 
> candidates. In order to make a good decision in this selection, we 
> would like to give the candidates the opportunity to introduce 
> themselves here and to say a few words about their application and 
> provide a few links to their work. Everyone will also have the 
> opportunity to ask the candidates questions. We will start the 
> election on 6 December. All five seats (besides Mark) will be filled.
>
> Here is the list of candidates (by alphabetical order of surname):
>
> - Sebastien Bacher
> - Robie Basak
> - Ben Collins
> - Steve Langasek
> - Lukas Märdian
> - Alex Murray
> - Simon Quigley
> - Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
> - Łukasz Zemczak
>
> If any questions arise, then the Ubuntu Community Council is available 
> to help.
>
> On behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council,
> Torsten Franz
>
>
> Am 22.11.2022 22:51 schrieb Merlijn Sebrechts:
>> WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES TO JOIN THE UBUNTU TECHNICAL
>> BOARD!
>>
>> The call remains open until NOVEMBER 27TH, 2022, at 23:59 UTC. This is
>> a bit longer than initially anticipated.
>>
>> Are you interested or do you know of someone who you want to see in
>> this role? Please submit the nomination.
>>
>> WHAT IS THE UBUNTU TECHNICAL BOARD?
>>
>> The Ubuntu Technical Board is responsible for the technical direction
>> of Ubuntu. It makes decisions on package selection, packaging policy,
>> installation systems and processes, kernel, X server, display
>> management, library versions, and dependencies. The board works with
>> relevant teams to establish a consensus on the right path to take,
>> especially where diverse elements of Ubuntu cannot find consensus on
>> shared components. The current Technical Board is expiring at the end
>> of the year, and the Community Council would like to confirm a new
>> Technical Board, consisting of five people, who will serve for two
>> years. The eligibility requirements are:
>>
>> WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
>>
>> Everyone who meets the following criteria:
>>
>>     * Be an Ubuntu Core Developer
>>     * Be available during typical meeting hours [see
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TechnicalBoardAgenda [1]]
>>     * Have insight into the Ubuntu Development process, architecture, 
>> and
>> technical culture
>>
>> HOW DO YOU NOMINATE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE?
>>
>> Send the Community Council an email (community-council AT
>> lists.ubuntu.com [2]). With your nomination. Note that you can
>> nominate yourself too!
>>
>> HOW DOES THE ELECTION WORK?
>>
>> The call remains open until November 27th, 2022, at 23:59 UTC. After
>> that, the Community Council will review the submissions, submit them
>> to Mark Shuttleworth for shortlisting, and proceed with a vote by the
>> Ubuntu Development team.
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TechnicalBoardAgenda
>> [2] http://lists.ubuntu.com
>