Endorsement

[Dan Meltzer]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Gregory Meyer <greg at gkmeyer.com> wrote:
> Actually, for what it's worth, I do think that it would be wholly
> inappropriate to have the initial board not include the founder of the
> project.  Mark is as dedicated as they come and without his direction this
> project would be nothing.  He is the Linus Torvalds of Amarok.

It's worth exactly one vote!
:>
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Gregory Meyer <greg at gkmeyer.com> wrote:
>>
>> Umm, he wasn't nominating, he was endorsing.
>>
>> BTW, I don't think it matters if someone has multiple nominations, so it
>> would be pointless to list five people already listed, but I was thinking
>> that it might make some sense to have a short bio or fact set about each
>> person that is nominated so that people that are not completely familiar
>> with everyone can be more informed.
>>
>> Something like age, length with project, major contributions, etc.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Leo Franchi <lfranchi at kde.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> You may notice that you were already nominated, so you are already in the
>>> running.
>>> Thank you for failing to provide the up to 5 nominations that were asked
>>> for.
>>> leo
>>> On 27 Jan 2009, at 21:47, Mark Kretschmann wrote:
>>>
>>> Heya,
>>>
>>> I was pondering the voting stuff and decided to follow the American
>>> tradition of giving a public "Endorsement" [1]. This does not have any
>>> legal relevance, but is meant for your consideration as good advice
>>> for choosing board members.
>>>
>>>
>>> * Seb Ruiz
>>>
>>> Seb has been with the Amarok project for a long time. Indisputably,
>>> Seb is extremely loyal to our project, which he has shown by his
>>> persistent dedication. Seb Ruiz sports a number of qualities that I
>>> greatly appreciate. Among these are technical competence, a great
>>> focus on detail, humor, and social skills. Seb has my full trust. I
>>> feel that he represents much of the original spirit of our project.
>>>
>>>
>>> * Ian Monroe
>>>
>>> Ian also has been with Amarok for quite a while. Similar to Seb, his
>>> dedication is hardly disputable. Ian does have different qualities
>>> from Seb, but shares the technical competence and the humor. Two
>>> qualities that I appreciate especially from Ian are his honesty and
>>> his "getting things done" attitude. I also feel that Ian fully
>>> understands and acts what is important to Amarok.
>>>
>>>
>>> Last not least I would also like to recommend myself for the board. My
>>> qualities are obvious I think. I do also sport a number of well known
>>> disadvantages, among which are impatience, aggressiveness, and perhaps
>>> a perceived lack of social finesse. Some of these issues I have been
>>> trying to improve, and I'm actively working on improving them further.
>>> Believe it or not, but people can change, especially if there is a
>>> will. You be the judge.
>>>
>>>
>>> Further on we have a number of people that I greatly appreciate, among
>>> which are Leinir, Nikolaj, Lydia, Leo, Bart, and Jeff. I'm pretty sure
>>> that these people are also good candidates for our board.
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_endorsement
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Kretschmann
>>> Amarok Developer
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>>> ---
>>> Leo Franchi (650) 704 3680
>>> Tufts University 2010
>>> lfranchi at kde.org
>>> leonardo.franchi at tufts.edu
>>>
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>>
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