Reposting this here as well as on the thread on discourse.ubuntu.com for maximum visibility:
Apologies for the bad timing, but due to personal circumstances changing, if elected, I am unlikely to be able to attend the TB meetings in the later part of the year (once DST ends here in Australia and starts in the UK). As such, I urge folks to vote for someone other than myself to ensure the TB has folks are available as expected (FWIW Michael Hudson-Doyle would be an excellent candidate IMHO). Thanks, Alex On Mon, 2024-11-25 at 14:04:33 +1030, Alex Murray wrote: > Hi CC folks &c, > > Please consider my application for re-election to the Technical Board at > https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-nominations-2024-ubuntu-technical-board/50081/3 > (also copied below for reference as well). > > > I’m Alex Murray (alexmurray on Launchpad[1]/amurray on IRC) and have > been a part of the Ubuntu community as a long-time user and enthusiast > since back in 2006. In 2018 I was privileged to join Canonical as the > Ubuntu Security Tech Lead and have worked as part of that amazing team > ever since. I have a passion for making Ubuntu as secure and usable > out-of-the-box whilst also ensuring Canonical has a great relationship > with our community. In 2022 I was appointed to the Ubuntu Technical > Board and have served the community in that role for the past 2 years. > > I started and am still hosting the Ubuntu Security Podcast (now every 2 > weeks) for the last 6 years as a way to evangelise the awesome work of > the Ubuntu Security team and the various security aspects of Ubuntu. > > I am also involved with security aspects of snapd and as one of the snap > store reviewers[2] to help guide snap publishers to make sure their > snaps can work as smoothly as possible for their users. > > Finally, I’ve been a core-dev for 3 and a half years now as well. I have > a strong passion for Ubuntu and our community, and was part of the > core-dev Office Hours booth[3] at the recent Ubuntu Summit in the > Hague. This was a great chance to both get to meet other Ubuntu > developers from the community IRL but also to help resolve both various > technical issues and provide guidance on ways to better approach and > navigate Ubuntu development for unfamiliar community members. > > I would be honoured to have the privilege of serving the community again > as part of the Ubuntu Technical Board for the next 2 years if so chosen. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > Thanks, > Alex > > [1] https://launchpad.net/~alexmurray > [2] https://forum.snapcraft.io/g/reviewers > [3] https://events.canonical.com/event/51/contributions/576/ > > On Sun, 2024-11-24 at 16:56:49 +0100, Merlijn Sebrechts wrote: > >> *(this time with the correct links)* >> >> We're looking for volunteers that want to join the Ubuntu Membership Board >> and the Technical Board. >> >> >> - The *membership board* analyses membership applications and decides >> whether or not an applicant can become a member. We're looking for Ubuntu >> members that want to help bring in the next generation of our community. >> For more information, see: >> >> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-nominations-2024-ubuntu-membership-board/50082 >> - The Ubuntu *technical board* is the highest authority on technical >> decisions. We're looking for Ubuntu Core Developers that want to help >> guide >> the project's technical direction. For more information, see: >> >> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-nominations-2024-ubuntu-technical-board/50081 >> >> >> Both call for nominations close in about a week and a half, on *Wednesday >> 2024-12-04, 23:59 UTC*. >> >> On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 at 14:33, Merlijn Sebrechts <merlijn.sebrec...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> We're looking for volunteers that want to join the Ubuntu Membership Board >>> and the Technical Board. >>> >>> - The *membership board* analyses membership applications and decides >>> whether or not an applicant can become a member. We're looking for Ubuntu >>> members that want to help bring in the next generation of our community. >>> For more information, see: >>> >>> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-nominations-2024-ubuntu-technical-board/50081 >>> >>> >>> - The Ubuntu *technical board* is the highest authority on technical >>> decisions. We're looking for Ubuntu Core Developers that want to help >>> guide >>> the project's technical direction. For more information, see: >>> >>> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-nominations-2024-ubuntu-technical-board/50081 >>> >>> Both call for nominations close in about a week and a half, on *Wednesday >>> 2024-12-04*, 23:59 UTC. >>> > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
