Q to Chris: measuring progress on your goals

[martin f krafft]

Chris,

In your platform, you speak against "vague promises" and instead
propose concrete metrics of success or failure. I think that's
great.

The four areas you identified as your main foci, however, do seem
rather broad and general. What metrics have you identified that
would allow you to measure your success in making "a meaningful and
lasting impact" during your tenure?

Thanks,

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Q to Mehdi: S.M.A.R.T. metrics

[martin f krafft]

Dear Mehdi,

in personal discussions and in your platform(s), you've been very
fond of the "S.M.A.R.T. way" aka. management by objectives.

Can you identify a few objectives you've seen through in your last
term, and specifically illustrate how you measured progress? What
about projects still on-going?

Thanks,

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Q to Mehdi: safe and fun

[martin f krafft]

Dear Mehdi,

among your priorities for your next term, should you get elected, is
"Ensuring the community remains safe and fun". Yet, I cannot find
much about that in your platform.

Could you elaborate how you're intending to ensure a safe and fun
community?

What are some examples in which our community is safe and fun
already?

What are some examples in which the opposite applies, i.e. where we
need to act? What's missing?

What is your perception of the Debian code of conduct, and related
institutions like the anti-harrassment team? Are they working well?
How would we know?

What is your perception of the DebConf code of conduct and incidence
response?

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Q to Chris: spending and fundraising

[martin f krafft]

Dear Chris,

In you platform you write

  It has been said that Debian has a surfeit of funds; if your work
  could be improved or optimised with hardware or CPU power,
  I intend to change the culture so there is no hesitation in asking
  for it. If there are social/personality blockers, I would expedite
  finding creative solutions to these as well.

Are you aware of any such blockers in the past?

Where do you think does the existing culture come from? How do you
plan to "change culture"?

Thanks,

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Q to both candidates: universality

[martin f krafft]

Chris & Mehdi,

You're running for the leadership position of the project sporting
the slogan (makers of) "The Universal Operating System".

I have a couple of questions relating to this:

  - What does universality mean to you and the project?

  - How universal do you think we are?

  - Can you identify ways in which we may be a bit blinded by our
own claims?

  - How important is the strive towards "universality", and why?

  - In what ways do you think does it obstruct us?

Thanks,

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 it's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
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Q to both: "Debian outreachy" (was: Q to Chris: create our own outreach initiative)

[martin f krafft]

Mehdi, there's a question stemming out of context below…

also sprach Chris Lamb  [2017-03-17 18:33 +0100]:
> yet the general perception IME is that it's "GNOME Outreachy",
> showing how being the title/original sponsor is extremely powerful
> and, perhaps, worth a slight overlap of efforts.

The canonical website for mentors and students is also
https://www.gnome.org/outreachy/ …

I am not writing this to back up Chris' point. I've only caught
a glimpse of what outreach work entails, and I'd be really careful
just forking that. Instead, I'd hope to see us (a) embracing
outreach more throughout the project (not just making a sub-project
for it), and (b) then working with Outreachy to ensure that our
cooperation reaches the level of flexibility required for Debian.

Relating to this, I have a few questions, and if Mehdi is reading
along, I'd love to hear his thoughts too:

  - What does "outreach" mean to you?

  - Let's not ask "why is it important", but rather: what potentials
are there for Debian in furthering outreach initiatives?

  - Can you identify areas in Debian where we're already doing
a good job?

  - What are the obstacles that keep us in other areas?

  - What do you think are the low-hanging fruits regarding outreach?

  - What are some concrete steps you'd like to see happen ASAP?

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 one cannot talk about after dinner."
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Q to both: facilitating meetups (was: Question for Chris: organising more meetings?)

[martin f krafft]

Following the three-pronged approach Chris wants to take towards
facilitating meetups in Debian (I am replying to the message)¹ —

¹) <1489954668.1588748.916366632.0df7d...@webmail.messagingengine.com>

I have three questions to both our candidates:

In what ways do you see Debian itself being a bit of the rust on the
cogwheels making organisation harder?

Contrariwise, what do you think is already working really well?

What could be done from the side of the project to
improve/facilitate the organisation of meetups?

Thanks,

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 brothels with bricks of religion."
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