Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Questions for the candidates to the board of directors of the Document Foundation

Le 27 novembre 2015 19:41:31 GMT+01:00, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> a écrit :
> Hi :)
> Once again almost all candidates who have put themselves forwards to
> be on the "Board of Directors" (BoD) of TDF look like white, male,
> European.
>
> Only 2 of 12 so far are female, afaik.  Yet many of the most committed
> volunteers, who give an inordinate amount of their time and resources
> to the project are women.  We all know at least 1 here who is utterly
> fantastic.  I know at least a couple in "The Documentation Team" who
> put in tons of voluntary work into this and a few on the User Support
> mailing list.  I'm sure you know many others too and many on this
> mailing list could probably step forwards to help redress the current
> gender imbalance.
>
> Again wrt Europeans there are a few already who are from other places,
> such as Brasil - but LibreOffice is used world-wide and i'm sure there
> are many people on this mailing list who could help people outside of
> Europe identify with people on the BoD.
>
> I know i am asking a lot, especially since the IT industry is heavily
> weighted against any kind of diversity, but we really do have a lot
> more in LibreOffice than in any other IT project and it might help
> encourage youngsters to become more involved if they could see more
> people who looked more familiar, rather than just a sea of white male
> faces.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> On 2 November 2015 at 16:38, Charles-H. Schulz
> <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
> > Dear candidates to the board of directors of the Document Foundation,
> >
> > I would first like to thank you for running as candidates for the
> board of
> > directors. At this time, not every candidate has declared his or her
> > candidacy. However, I would like to ask a few questions about your
> views and
> > intentions regarding the Document Foundation and your plans as
> potential
> > directors of the entity. I hope they will be helpful in englightening
> our
> > membership and hopefully, all of you will be able to answer them.
> >
> > 1. Do you commit yourself to have enough time and the necessary
> > technological tools in order to participate to the regularly
> scheduled board
> > calls?
> >
> >
> > 2. Do you commit yourself to follow up and work on (at least) the
> main items
> > and actions you have volunteered to oversee or that have been
> attributed to
> > you by the board?
> >
> >
> > 3. What are your views on the foundation's budget? How should the
> money be
> > spent, besides our fixed costs?
> >
> >
> > 4. Should we work towards broadening our pool of contributors, both
> > technical and non-technical?
> >
> >
> > 5. Should the Foundation -as an entity distinct from the LibreOffice
> project
> > or the Document Liberation project- engage into growing its influence
> and
> > promoting and defending Free Software and Digital Freedom? It is,
> after all,
> > an integral part of its mission per its very Statutes. If yes, do you
> have
> > ideas on what should be done about this?
> >
> >
> > 6. How do you view your (potential) role as a member of the board of
> > directors, given that this position does not give you any specific
> > functional role inside the LibreOffice or Document Liberation
> projects?
> > 7. What is the biggest problem of the foundation in your opinion?
> What is
> > its biggest opportunity?
> >
> >
> > Thank you for your answers,
> >
> > Charles-H. Schulz.
> >
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Hello Tom,

The elections are open to all members and advertised across the Foundation.  We cannot force people 
to run for BoD based on their origin or their gender.

I am however not clear on two things: 
- what is it you're asking
- to whom are you asking it , as posting on the l10n list will not be read as a question to the 
board or the candidates.  Elections run among Foundation's members and the process involves 
specific mailing lists such as the board-discuss one.

Best,

Charles 
(With my Membership Committee hat on).
-- 
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