Hi folks, I'm Alex Murray (alexmurray on Launchpad/amurray on IRC) and have been a part of the Ubuntu community as a long-time user and enthusiast since back in 2006. In 2018 I was privileged to join Canonical as the Ubuntu Security Tech Lead and have worked as part of that amazing team ever since. I have a passion for making Ubuntu as secure *and* usable out-of-the-box whilst also ensuring Canonical has a great relationship with our community.
I started and am still hosting the Ubuntu Security Podcast nearly every week for the last 4 years as a way to evangelise the awesome work of the Ubuntu Security team and the various security aspects of Ubuntu. I am also involved with security aspects of snapd and as one of the snap store reviewers to help guide snap publishers to make sure their snaps can work as smoothly as possible for their users. Finally, I've been a core-dev for a year and a half now as well. I am really passionate about Ubuntu and helping to ensure that everyone can benefit from it whilst also being as secure as possible in the process. One final aspect to mention here is that as an Australian, the current team meeting time of the Tech Board (20:00 in London) is likely to be a challenge for me for at least for half of the year once DST ends here + starts in the UK. I realise that part of the criteria for application/membership of the TB is to be able to make the existing meeting time. However, I hope that if elected I could work with the other TB members to try and find something that may work better for all - whether alternating meeting times or shifting it during DST etc - so that we can be inclusive for TB members no matter where in the world they are located. Thanks for your consideration, more than happy to answer any questions anyone may have for me. Cheers, Alex On Tue, 2022-11-29 at 19:07:26 +0000, Torsten Franz wrote: > 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 > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
