[CentOS-devel] Board Nominations Requested

Fri Jun 10 07:43:57 UTC 2022
Brian (bex) Exelbierd <bexelbie at redhat.com>

Hi,

On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 12:05 AM Shaun McCance <shaunm at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hey Jefro,
>
> This is a good question. I'm going to decline to give my opinion on how
> many Red Hatters should be on the board so as not to influence the
> process. But I know this is an important consideration for many, so
> I'll provide facts.
>
> Currently, five out of ten directors are Red Hat associates: Josh,
> Brian, Johnny, Amy, and Mike. Replacing Tru with a non-Hatter would
> maintain that ratio. Importantly, all directors except Brian are
> expected to act as individuals, not as representatives of their
> employers. Of course, in practice, everybody's priorities will be in
> some way influenced by how CentOS impacts their jobs.
>
> (Brian is special. He's the only person on the board who officially
> speaks for Red Hat.)
>

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.

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.

[1] https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source/participation-guidelines

regards,

bex



>
> --
> Shaun
>
> On Thu, 2022-06-09 at 12:13 -0700, Jeffrey Osier-Mixon wrote:
> > Hi Shaun, question about this ..
> >
> > Eventually I do plan to put my hat in the ring, but possibly not this
> > time around - I'll most likely wait for someone from RH to retire.
> > How many Red Hatters are currently on the board, and should we
> > replace Tru with a RH person? I realize it isn't a requirement to be
> > (or not to be) from RH, but I think the board will be healthier if
> > there are more non-RH people there, and since Tru is not RH it would
> > make more sense for someone else to take the opportunity.
> >
> > thanks
> > Jeffrey "Jefro" Osier-Mixon  |  jefro at redhat.com
> > Red Hat Office of the CTO  |  Sr. Principal Community Architect,
> > Automotive
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 10:46 AM Shaun McCance <shaunm at redhat.com>
> > wrote:
> > > ** Please read this entire email before responding with
> > > nominations.
> > > ** We have a process, and the process is important.
> > >
> > > As per our governance docs:
> > >   https://www.centos.org/about/governance/board/
> > > Every six months, half of our directors are asked if they wish to
> > > continue in their seats or step down. This time, we will have one
> > > seat
> > > to fill.
> > >
> > > Tru Huynh has indicated to the board his intent to step down. Tru
> > > has
> > > been a part of this community for a long time, and we all deeply
> > > appreciate the work he's done both on the board and across the
> > > entire
> > > project.
> > >
> > > We are asking you, the CentOS community, for nominations for who
> > > should
> > > fill Tru's seat. Note that the vote on who will fill his seat is
> > > held
> > > by the board itself, but nominations are open to the entire
> > > community.
> > > If you would like to nominate someone (or self-nominate), please
> > > use
> > > this Google form:
> > >
> > > https://forms.gle/WsknUVnPL5zbWcSK6
> > >
> > > Please DO NOT send nominations to this list. As this is not a
> > > public
> > > vote, we don't to give the impression of a popularity contest with
> > > public nominations. We also want to avoid any shaming if someone is
> > > nominated and is not seated, or chooses not to accept.
> > >
> > > I will ensure that each nominee is willing and able to serve, and
> > > the
> > > board will consider them and select the next director from the
> > > list.
> > >
> > > If you wish to nominate someone, you should consider the list of
> > > director requirements and recommendations listed at:
> > >   https://www.centos.org/about/governance/director-requirements/
> > >
> > > Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and participation in
> > > this
> > > process.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shaun, for the CentOS Board of Directors
> > >
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