Re: Question to GNOME Foundation Board candidates

[Sriram Ramkrishna <sri ramkrishna me>]

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 5:41 AM, Ekaterina Gerasimova
<kittykat3756 gmail com> wrote:
> On 19 May 2015 at 01:41, Max <sakanamax gmail com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > First, thanks to all candidates for volunteering to the Foundation Board.
> > Max come from GNOME.Asia team and thanks GNOME and board support Asia.
> >
> > I have 2 questions to all candidates
> >
> > 1)  How many hours per week do you expect you will be able to dedicate to
> > working on the board on a regular basis?
>
> Around 5 hours or so. I can spend more time on it when it is needed,
> but it would be unsustainable of me to commit more on a regular basis.
>
> > 2)  What's your plan and view with GNOME in Asia? How do you think
> > about grow GNOME in Asia?( ecosystem / contribute / sponsor /
> > volunteer ...  )
>
> The ecosystem in Asia is very different from in Europe and North
> America. I think that the local community is much better placed at
> promoting and growing GNOME in that region than I am, so I would be
> most effective on the board at ensuring that any resources which are
> needed by people like you which the Foundation can provide are
> available for you to use. This can be everything from funding for
> events to putting you in touch with other people who can help.

I just want to tell you, that Ekaterina (and by extension Rosanna)
has spend an enormous time on the board working on financial matters
for the past year.
I have every confidence that she will put the time she needs to get
the job done right, as have the board members that have
 not been running for the board.

sri