2015-07-31 21:29 GMT+02:00 Dennis E. Hamilton orc...@apache.org:
I am gratified by the endorsements made to me on this thread.
I accept nomination for recommendation as the next Chair for Apache
OpenOffice.
Jan's August 16 milestone should give us time to identify other's willing
to serve as Chair and address any questions that the AOO community may have
for all of us.
Having served on the PMC since Valentine Day 2015, I thought it would be
useful to update the statement that I provided on January 25.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR
My promise, if selected, is to faithfully deliver on the
responsibilities of a PMC Chair as specified at
http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html#chair. I understand that the Chair is
not an executive in any form, and that, apart from the accountability to
the Board and facilitation of deliberations, the Chair serves as an
ordinary member of the PMC.
APPROACH TO APACHE OPEN OFFICE
My promise is to serve as an effective member of the PMC with particular
attention to PMC responsibilities to the Foundation and also to the
cultivation of a sustainable, thriving project. This will also require a
clear-eyed assessment of what our capabilities and capacity for development
are and what the feasible opportunities are.
I returned to AOO (and Corinthia) last year because of some ideas I had
for furthering the interoperability among ODF-support products of all
kinds. I have dabbled with the code but it is clear to me that the
learning curve is too steep for me at this stage of my life. I will focus
on those activities that I am already equipped to perform, including
improvement of interoperability testing and test materials.
Unrelated to the nomination: Dennis how about being AOO representative at
the upcoming ODF Plugfest, to be held in on September 15th in The Hague?
I've attended a phone call meeting a couple of weeks ago, it seems like
this is shaping nicely, and I guess you would be our best spokeperson over
there.
thoughts?
I am also interested in QA and how user support can be broadened with
materials brought current and highly-available.
That will be more than enough for me to tackle by way of personal
contribution over the next year or so.
- Dennis
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