Q to Chris: measuring progress on your goals

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

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

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

Q to Mehdi: safe and fun

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

Q to Chris: spending and fundraising

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

Q to both candidates: universality

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

Q to both: "Debian outreachy" (was: Q to Chris: create our own outreach initiative)

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

Q to both: facilitating meetups (was: Question for Chris: organising more meetings?)

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