Open Stack

On 2016-10-11 01:42 PM, Chris Dent wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2016, Anita Kuno wrote:
>
>>> * Getting rid of self nomination. Nominations come from the
>>>   electorate at large. They can be refused of course.
>>
>> What is the current problem with self nomination?
>
> (I almost missed this since it was after your valediction)

Yeah sorry about that, bad formatting on my part. Glad you caught it.

>
> I guess the least roundabout but perhaps insufficiently nuanced way
> to put it is: Anyone who wants the job is probably not suited.
>
> The Douglas Adams version of this is:
> http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/douglasada125021.html
>
> Please accept this with the humor with which you would expect given
> that author, and also that I'm in this class of self nominated folk.
>
> I think, however, that given the massive commitment required and the
> need to balance the role with employment constraints and all the
> economic constraints associated with working on OpenStack being work
> means that self-nomimation is probably the only realistic way to go. I
> mention it more as a way jumping off point for further thinking than
> a concrete proposal.
Oh okay, well thanks for clarifying.

I'll let others jump off this one with you, I don't think I'll join in. 
Thanks for the offer though.

Thanks Chris,
Anita.