+1 (thanks a lot for all the good feedback, feels great to get this moving!)
Cor Nouws wrote: > Dear people, > > Thanks for the constructive feedback on the proposal. > Various changes applied, I now call a vote for the resolution below. > > Your response within 72 hours from now is much appreciated. > > Cheers, > Cor > > > -%<------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ## TDF Developer Hiring Resolution 2022 > > "Whereas, > > - with TDF stewarding, among other things, a well-working symbiosis of > various companies and volunteer developers inside of the LibreOffice > community; > > - given that in the current situation, there are certain areas where > extra developers can add value with additional activities, that > complement the existing contributions; > > - with this being an ongoing need; > > Therefore the board resolves that: > > - TDF will seek to hire a developer(s); > > - who will report to the ED as a regular team member, and consult weekly > with the ESC, which will oversee the technical direction of the work; > > - who will work in such a way, that both volunteer and ecosystem peers > regard them as helpful, supportive and complementing their own work; > > - for whom as the initial areas of work, the board identifies > improving RTL/CTL writing support and accessibility for LibreOffice; > as well as mentoring new volunteers in these specific areas. > After that, depending on skills available, Writer tables, Base, > general regression fixing, Draw, and Math are the next focus areas; > > - thus, there will be two job postings, with requirements matching the > initial focus areas listed above, and one or two developers will be > hired initially; > > - after 6, and after 9 months following the developers starting their > work, the board will do an assessment of the situation and results. > > Requirements for the candidates: > > * Very good C++ development skills; > * Proven experience with Accessibility and/or RTL/CTL, additional CJK > experience is a strong plus; > * Love for open source; > * Team players; > * Experience with LibreOffice development is a plus. > > Footnote: for a requirements analysis on the need for hiring > developers, please refer to information on the pages 3-8 of the > abandoned dev proposal: > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/qofn646Jg6bmPYB " > > -%<------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Cor Nouws wrote on 28/11/2022 10:58: > > Hi all, > > > > As promised. After the previous draft text ended up in a dead-end, with > > apparently no compromise possible, it is time for a fresh start to get > > developers hired. > > > > The initial discussion was valuable and also informing this proposal. > > > > With the following, we suggest a new proposal, brief and positive, that > > makes clear where we stand, building on trust in the community, and > > leaves it to the board to pragmatically act, based on their task and > > responsibility to try to do the best thing for the foundation. > > > > Your feedback is much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Cor > > > > > > -%<------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ## TDF Developer Hiring Resolution 2022 > > > > "Whereas, > > > > - with TDF stewarding, among other things, a well-working symbiosis of > > various companies and volunteer developers inside of the LibreOffice > > community; > > > > - given that in the current situation, there are certain areas where > > extra developers can add value with additional activities, that > > complement the existing contributions; > > > > - with this being an ongoing need; > > > > Therefore the board resolves that: > > > > - TDF will seek to hire a developer(s) reporting to the ESC; > > > > - who will work in such a way, that both volunteer and ecosystem peers > > regard them as helpful, supportive and complementing their own work; > > > > - for whom as the initial areas of work, the board identifies > > improving RTL/CTL writing support and accessibility for LibreOffice > > core; as well as mentoring new volunteers in these specific > > areas. After that, depending on skills available, Writer tables, > > Base, general regression fixing, Draw, and Math are the next focus > > areas; > > > > - thus, there will be two job postings, with requirements matching the > > initial focus areas listed above, and one or two developers will be > > hired initially; > > > > - after 6, and after 9 months following the developers starting their > > work, the board will do an assessment of the situation and results. > > > > Requirements for the candidates: > > > > * Very good C++ development skills; > > * Proven experience with Accessibility and/or RTL/CTL, additional CJK > > experience is a strong plus; > > * Love for open source; > > * Team players; > > * Experience with LibreOffice development is a plus. > > > > Footnote: for a requirements analysis on the need for hiring > > developers, please refer to information on the pages 3-8 of the > > abandoned dev proposal: > > https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/qofn646Jg6bmPYB " > > > > -%<------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > -- > Cor Nouws, member Board of Directors > The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin > Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts > Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint > > GPD key ID: 0xB13480A6 - 591A 30A7 36A0 CE3C 3D28 A038 E49D 7365 B134 80A6 > mobile : +31 (0)6 25 20 7001 > skype : cornouws > blog : cor4office-nl.blogspot.com > jabber : cor4off...@jabber.org > >
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