Board of Directors Elections 2021 - Candidacy - Alberto Ruiz

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Hello everyone,

Just wanted to announce my candidacy for the board of directors.

This is a decision I've been seriously thinking about since 2017 but
however becoming a dad, switching jobs and moving cities has gotten in the
way.

Why do I want to run?

Mostly out of sense of duty. I think that while being part of the board may
not the most rewarding thing to do at GNOME  it is an essential function to
enable the work of others. I think it is long overdue for me to pick up the
torch and give it a go.

What would be my focus?

The short answer is, wherever I am most useful.

To be more concrete, here are some of the things I care about:
I worry a lot about the sustainability of GNOME as a project, I want to
make sure our stack is positioned to attract more contributors both
corporate and individual. I want our community to be a welcoming place to
everyone so that we keep being excelent to one another. I want our events
to have the biggest impact in terms of catalysing the efforts of the
developers and attracting new talent.

I also want the foundation to be as transparent as possible and ensure that
foundation members and the community at large are aware of the impact our
staff is having.

Who are you anyway?

I've been a GNOME contributor ever since 2004, I started focusing on Python
GTK bindings and Windows support and then started having impact in other
areas. I have never been a rockstar hacker so my code contributions are
modest, but I have participated in many initiatives within GNOME such as
organizing the first Desktop Summit, countless hackfests, GUADEC in
Manchester. For a long time I was the main Planet GNOME editor and I also
started our journey towards GitLab (although Carlos Soriano and Andrea Veri
deserve praise for most of the heavy lifting) a few years after I built the
GitHub mirror and noticed all the casual contributions that started to
happen there.

I've worked at Sun, Codethink, Canonical, AWS and Red Hat, and most of my
jobs have been tightly tied to my experience and impact within GNOME,
something for which I am forever grateful and for which I try to give back
to the community in every possible way.

Affiliation:
I currently work for Red Hat

Thank you and happy hacking.

-- 
Cheers,
Alberto Ruiz

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Just wanted =
to announce my candidacy for the board of directors.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>This is a decision I&#39;ve been seriously thinking about since 2017 but=
 however becoming a dad, switching jobs and moving cities has gotten in the=
 way.</div><div><br></div><div>Why do I want to run?</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Mostly out of sense of duty. I think that while being part of the board =
may not the most rewarding thing to do at GNOME=C2=A0 it is an essential fu=
nction to enable the work of others. I think it is long overdue for me to p=
ick up the torch and give it a go.</div><div><br></div><div>What would be m=
y focus?</div><div><br></div><div>The short answer is, wherever I am most u=
seful.</div><div><br></div><div>To be more concrete, here are some of the t=
hings I care about:<br>I worry a lot about the sustainability of GNOME as a=
 project, I want to make sure our stack is positioned to attract more contr=
ibutors both corporate and individual. I want our community to be a welcomi=
ng place to everyone so that we keep being excelent to one another. I want =
our events to have the biggest impact in terms of catalysing the efforts of=
 the developers and attracting new talent.<br><br>I also want the foundatio=
n to be as transparent as possible and ensure that foundation members and t=
he community at large are aware of the impact our staff is having.<br><br><=
/div><div>Who are you anyway?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve been a GNOM=
E contributor ever since 2004, I started focusing on Python GTK bindings an=
d Windows support and then started having impact in other areas. I have nev=
er been a rockstar hacker so my code contributions are modest, but I have p=
articipated in many initiatives within GNOME such as organizing the first D=
esktop Summit, countless hackfests, GUADEC in Manchester. For a long time I=
 was the main Planet GNOME editor and I also started our journey towards Gi=
tLab (although Carlos Soriano and Andrea Veri deserve praise for most of th=
e heavy lifting) a few years after I built the GitHub mirror and noticed al=
l the casual contributions that started to happen there.<br><br></div><div>=
I&#39;ve worked at Sun, Codethink, Canonical, AWS and Red Hat, and most of =
my jobs have been tightly tied to my experience and impact within GNOME, so=
mething for which I am forever grateful and for which I try to give back to=
 the community in every possible way.</div><div><br></div><div>Affiliation:=
<br></div><div></div><div></div><div>I currently work for Red Hat</div><div=
><br></div><div>Thank you and happy hacking.<br></div><br><div>-- <br><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Cheers,<br>Alberto Ruiz</div=
></div></div>

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