[Systems] Sugar Labs Oversight Board Election Candidates 2017-2019 - Stage III Closed

[Samson Goddy]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:37 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
wrote:

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> 2017-09-18 17:22 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>:
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>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:14 PM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:56:01PM +0100, Samson Goddy wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:48 PM, Laura Vargas <[1]
>>> laura at somosazucar.org>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >     2017-09-18 16:37 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <[2]samsongoddy at gmail.com
>>> >:
>>> >
>>> >         On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:04 PM, James Cameron <[3]
>>> quozl at laptop.org>
>>> >         wrote:
>>> >
>>> >             Two items.
>>> >
>>> >             1.  members@ alias
>>> >
>>> >             It is wrong to leave unchanged the sunjammer:/etc/aliases
>>> members@
>>> >             entry, thus listing only the old committee.
>>> >
>>> >             Please update the alias to list the new committee.
>>> >
>>> >             $ ssh sunjammer grep members /etc/aliases
>>> >             elections:      members
>>> >             members:        samsongoddy, [4]laura at somosazucar.org,
>>> ignacio
>>> >
>>> >         thanks for pointing that out.
>>> >
>>> >     Samson,
>>> >
>>> >     Can you get in charge of this action please?
>>> >
>>> > I believe i don't have access to sunjammer.
>>>
>>> Correct.  You are not in sunjammer /etc/group and nor is ignacio.
>>>
>>> Instead, you have to ask systems@ in a clear simple post with one
>>> topic.
>>>
>>> A reminder that the committee is at the same time jointly and severally
>>> responsible for these actions.  While members of the committee can ask
>>> other members to take an action, that does not absolve the committee
>>> members from responsibility to follow up the action.
>>>
>>> >             2.  candidates' submissions
>>> >
>>> >             Adam Holt's submission was truncated, without public
>>> consultation
>>> >             with
>>> >             Adam and without asking Adam to edit.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >     Adam was properly informed:
>>>
>>> Thanks, I see now it was private mail.
>>>
>>> >     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> >     From: Laura Vargas <[5]laura at somosazucar.org>
>>> >     Date: 2017-09-16 0:20 GMT-05:00
>>> >     Subject: Thank you for participating as a candidate
>>> >     To: Adam Holt <[6]holt at laptop.org>, Adam Holt <[7]
>>> holt at unleashkids.org>,
>>> >     Adam Holt <[8]aholt888 at gmail.com>, Adam Holt <[9]
>>> canoe.berry at yahoo.com>
>>> >     Cc: sugar labs <[10]members at sugarlabs.org>
>>> >
>>> >     Adam,
>>> >
>>> >     Thank you for participating as a candidate. Please note there is a
>>> 1500
>>> >     character's limit for each candidate's entry at the wiki.
>>> >
>>> > Yes, but where did we discussed limiting characters? that is where my
>>> concern
>>> > comes in. I never agreed or see any mail from you about addressing
>>> > characters.
>>>
>>> Samson, you haven't read the explanation.
>>>
>>> Open
>>> https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Oversight_Board/2017-2019-candidates
>>> and read it carefully, thanks.  It explains how Laura made the
>>> decision; she posted a message and there was passive implicit assent.
>>>
>>
>> I read it, like i said the committee did not approve anything limit. it
>> was laura's idea and shouldn't be forced on any candidates. It wasn't a
>> problems last election i don't see why it should now.
>>
>> 1500 character is not approve. Candidates who wishing to edit and express
>> themselves should.
>>
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>
> Samson,
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> The majority of candidates were able to express in the space limit set
> without complaining.
>

For some facts that some people complained was not good and considering the
committee didn't discuss the limit of the characters was also non
acceptable.

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> Many even added links to be able to express additional
> ideas/projects/experience/etc.
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> In my opinion it was a great idea to set this very reasonable characters
> limit because it increases chances of all candidates submission to be read.
>
> Anyhow, can I send the election report to community?
>

+1 from me.

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