I'll try not to muddle things further, but the "Review your contributor
grants" section of the poll instructions and relevant sections of the
draft constitution could be made more specific to this election:
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/website/poll_instructions
In simple terms, if you are not a core contributor, you cannot vote in
this election.
If you feel you have been overlooked as a core contributor, it may be
too late. But quickly contact the core contributors of the community(s)
you are affiliated with and/or send a request to cab-discuss at
opensolaris dot org.
To be honest, I think the community acceptance process and core
contribution acceptance process could use some refinement and the
election process could use some clarity. (Yes I have successfully voted
in Florida)
Dennis Clarke wrote:
For the sake of clarity :
Election Voting Opens Mon Mar 12th (00:00 hrs)
Election Voting Closes Mon Mar 26th (24:00 hrs)
Which is why I had cast my votes on Monday the 12th of March because the
actual character of a person is far more important to me than anything
they may say here or there or post in some response. I already have a
good feel for who is running and who they are over the years that I have
known them. I vote based on the person, their history and their true
character in as much as I can fathom over the years.
My reasons for not participating in the interview process are my own.
I would have enjoyed a debate but I think that the debate process would have
required too many rounds with too many judges and too much infrastructure to
be practical.
Having said all that .. I have one last thing to say and it will be my last
word on matters before the voting process closes.
I have been involved with the Solaris Community for quite some time. Over
the past decade I have spoken with, worked with, played and argued with
some really brilliant and vibrant personalities. People that either really
*knew* what they were talking about or had a gift for helping other people.
On rare occasion I was able to talk with people that could do both at
the same time. Often times that is what "community" really means. The
gathering together of our collective knowledge and personalities such that
we may work together, play together and help each other.
I am overwhelmed by the number of times that I have worked well through the
night on some problem and had a number of people "right there" watching and
helping and getting involved. Last night was a great example for those that
helped and you know who you are. :-) There have been times when I have
stayed on the phone/keyboard/whatever all night helping someone else. This
is what *we* do. Some of us are getting paid to do these things and some
are in there with their guts and hearts and nothing else. There are a
number of us here that have been around as long as I can recall. I know
that the internet puts us all at a distance while also bringing us together.
Its a whole new world of relationships that work within a dynamic we are
still only beginning to really understand as the social creatures that we
are.
Sometimes just watching green letters pop up on an xterm are all that we
know of each other. Sometimes we live next door or around the corner. Have
I ever met you? What do we mean by "meet" in this new world? In this new
paradign for human relationships we are often misunderstood because we are
social creatures and not really "built" for such disconnected relations.
Somehow we have to keep working forwards while our technology finds ways to
bring us together. I think that is what I am doing .. working to bring us,
the community, forwards.
Dennis Clarke
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