[advocacy-discuss] OGB Election 2008

[Alan Coopersmith]

Brian Gupta wrote:
> Does everyone know how much work is involved in running the OGB? It 
> seems like quite a bit, and seems a pretty thankless job.  (Getting 
> flack from all sides). 

Incredibly so, and you have to be prepared for people complaining about
everything you do and everything you don't do, and accept that you will
never ever make everyone happy at the same time, and that includes
yourself.

> Are all the existing OGB members interested in running again?

Keith has publicly stated he is not.  None of the rest of us have said
publicly.

> How does the nomination process work? 

Nominations last time consisted of mail to the OGB mailing list -
nothing much more than "I nominate ______" is needed, but the nomination
must be made and then seconded by Core Contributors.

> Can I nominate someone now? 

No - we'll probably be taking nominations around February for an election
in March, assuming we follow last year's schedule.

> Do we need to have an election for all board members every election? 

Yes.

> Can we require that candidates write a document outlining their 
> viewpoints on governance?

No, but you can refuse to vote for any who don't.   You can see the various
forms of candidate info the candidates put forward last year at:
	http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/OGB_Election_Status/

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