<div dir="ltr">I just wanted to follow up on this thread as I think Jethro asked a great question and received some great responses. <div><br></div><div>As already noted, Bex is the voice of Red Hat on the Board, but there are other Red Hatters serving on the Board who represent everyone who contributes to and/or uses the project. While I can definitely understand Jethro's decision for not nominating himself and respect it, I also hope the best candidates for the position are nominated no matter what company they work for, otherwise I think we do a disservice to the Community.<div><br></div><div>Amy</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12px;margin:0px;text-transform:capitalize;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif"><b>Amy Marrich</b></p><p style="font-size:12px;margin:0px;text-transform:capitalize;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif">She/Her/Hers</p><p style="font-size:12px;margin:0px;text-transform:capitalize;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif">Principal Technical Marketing Manager - Cloud Platforms</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-size:12px;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.redhat.com/" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><font color="#0b5394">Red Hat, Inc</font></a></p><div style="margin-bottom:4px"></div><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="mailto:amy@redhat.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0b5394">amy@redhat.com</font></a><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span>Mobile: 954-818-0514<br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif">Slack: amarrich</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:RedHatText,sans-serif">IRC: spotz</p><div style="margin-top:12px"><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="100px"><a href="https://www.redhat.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://marketing-outfit-prod-images.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/f5445ae0c9ddafd5b2f1836854d7416a/Logo-RedHat-Email.png" width="90" height="auto"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 2:45 AM Brian (bex) Exelbierd <<a href="mailto:bexelbie@redhat.com">bexelbie@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi,</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 12:05 AM Shaun McCance <<a href="mailto:shaunm@redhat.com" target="_blank">shaunm@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hey Jefro,<br>
<br>
This is a good question. I'm going to decline to give my opinion on how<br>
many Red Hatters should be on the board so as not to influence the<br>
process. But I know this is an important consideration for many, so<br>
I'll provide facts.<br>
<br>
Currently, five out of ten directors are Red Hat associates: Josh,<br>
Brian, Johnny, Amy, and Mike. Replacing Tru with a non-Hatter would<br>
maintain that ratio. Importantly, all directors except Brian are<br>
expected to act as individuals, not as representatives of their<br>
employers. Of course, in practice, everybody's priorities will be in<br>
some way influenced by how CentOS impacts their jobs.<br>
<br>
(Brian is special. He's the only person on the board who officially<br>
speaks for Red Hat.)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Speaking in my role as the Red Hat Liaison to the CentOS Project, Red Hat enjoys seeing non-Red Hatters active in this project. We hope that many will be nominated.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This statement should not be interpreted to mean that a Red Hatter should not be nominated. As pointed out above and as we talk about in our open source guidelines[1] Red Hatters on the board, other than me, are expected to act as individuals.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">[1] <a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source/participation-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source/participation-guidelines</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">bex </div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<br>
--<br>
Shaun<br>
<br>
On Thu, 2022-06-09 at 12:13 -0700, Jeffrey Osier-Mixon wrote:<br>
> Hi Shaun, question about this .. <br>
> <br>
> Eventually I do plan to put my hat in the ring, but possibly not this<br>
> time around - I'll most likely wait for someone from RH to retire.<br>
> How many Red Hatters are currently on the board, and should we<br>
> replace Tru with a RH person? I realize it isn't a requirement to be<br>
> (or not to be) from RH, but I think the board will be healthier if<br>
> there are more non-RH people there, and since Tru is not RH it would<br>
> make more sense for someone else to take the opportunity.<br>
> <br>
> thanks<br>
> Jeffrey "Jefro" Osier-Mixon | <a href="mailto:jefro@redhat.com" target="_blank">jefro@redhat.com</a><br>
> Red Hat Office of the CTO | Sr. Principal Community Architect,<br>
> Automotive<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 10:46 AM Shaun McCance <<a href="mailto:shaunm@redhat.com" target="_blank">shaunm@redhat.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> > ** Please read this entire email before responding with<br>
> > nominations.<br>
> > ** We have a process, and the process is important.<br>
> > <br>
> > As per our governance docs:<br>
> > <a href="https://www.centos.org/about/governance/board/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.centos.org/about/governance/board/</a><br>
> > Every six months, half of our directors are asked if they wish to<br>
> > continue in their seats or step down. This time, we will have one<br>
> > seat<br>
> > to fill.<br>
> > <br>
> > Tru Huynh has indicated to the board his intent to step down. Tru<br>
> > has<br>
> > been a part of this community for a long time, and we all deeply<br>
> > appreciate the work he's done both on the board and across the<br>
> > entire<br>
> > project.<br>
> > <br>
> > We are asking you, the CentOS community, for nominations for who<br>
> > should<br>
> > fill Tru's seat. Note that the vote on who will fill his seat is<br>
> > held<br>
> > by the board itself, but nominations are open to the entire<br>
> > community.<br>
> > If you would like to nominate someone (or self-nominate), please<br>
> > use<br>
> > this Google form:<br>
> > <br>
> > <a href="https://forms.gle/WsknUVnPL5zbWcSK6" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/WsknUVnPL5zbWcSK6</a><br>
> > <br>
> > Please DO NOT send nominations to this list. As this is not a<br>
> > public<br>
> > vote, we don't to give the impression of a popularity contest with<br>
> > public nominations. We also want to avoid any shaming if someone is<br>
> > nominated and is not seated, or chooses not to accept.<br>
> > <br>
> > I will ensure that each nominee is willing and able to serve, and<br>
> > the<br>
> > board will consider them and select the next director from the<br>
> > list.<br>
> > <br>
> > If you wish to nominate someone, you should consider the list of<br>
> > director requirements and recommendations listed at:<br>
> > <a href="https://www.centos.org/about/governance/director-requirements/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.centos.org/about/governance/director-requirements/</a><br>
> > <br>
> > Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and participation in<br>
> > this<br>
> > process.<br>
> > <br>
> > --<br>
> > Shaun, for the CentOS Board of Directors<br>
> > <br>
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