>>>>> "Laura" == Laura Arjona Reina <larj...@debian.org> writes:
Laura> I'm talking there about the DPL candidates who didn't (or Laura> won't) get elected. Laura> Yes, they are not usually part of the teams we are Laura> discussing. And that feels strange for me. Because many of Laura> the ideas proposed in the platforms can be put in practise by Laura> joining such teams, there is no need to be DPL for that. Then Laura> I wonder why they don't join the teams. A possible answer is Laura> that before the elections they didn't consider that Laura> possibility, and after the elections they become demotivated Laura> (because they didn't get elected). This is perfectly Laura> understandable and I wonder if having the DPL role is what is Laura> wrong and we should reconsider (and promote the other Laura> structures that we have (teams, Laura> delegates-or-call-them-what-you-like,etc) that allow more Laura> different levels of commitment). For myself I've been struggling trying to find the right place in Debian for the work I want to do since it became clear the TC wasn't that place. If I'm not elected I'll continue to do that work. Whether I'm more or less motivated will depend in some respect on how the DPL approaches that work and on whether I can find a place to be effective. --Sam