Re: Nominations for NetBeans Governance Board

I think I already did this but today I got an announcement officially
starting the election process for Netbeans Governance Board nominations So,
in response here again are my nominees:


-Tim Boudreau
-Wade Chandler
-Toni Epple
-Jesse Glick
- Fabrizio Giudici
-Sven Reimers
- Jaroslav Tulach
-Tom Wheeler


On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Tom Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote:

> I can appreciate what you're saying, however, I would like to point
> out that we've discussed on this list how the current Governance Board
> model is outdated and needs to change.  As those message show, both
> Oracle and the community agree on this point.
>
> Personally, I'd like to see that change manifest itself with the
> Governance Board taking a broader and more active role than it has in
> the past.  I'd like for the Governance Board to work towards
> encouraging broader community participation (or at least making it
> possible) at every level in the NetBeans Project, not just for
> submitting patches and sending tweets.
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Geertjan Wielenga
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thanks, I appreciate the vote. However, this is the function of the
> > governance board: "The Board has the high-level duty to ensure that the
> > netbeans.org project is run in a fair and open manner. The Board exists
> as a
> > last resort to resolve disputes and grievances." (See
> > http://netbeans.org/about/os/governance.html.)
>
> --
> Tom Wheeler
> http://www.tomwheeler.com/
>