Re: Board of Directors Elections 2019 - Candidacy - Jeremy Allison

[James <purpleidea gmail com>]

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 7:35 PM Jeremy Allison via foundation-list
<foundation-list gnome org> wrote:
> Name: Jeremy Allison
> Email: jra google com, jra samba org
> Affiliation: Google
> IRC: Don't use it - I'm too old so I use email instead :-).
>
> I'd like to run for the Gnome Foundation Board of Directors
> on behalf of Google.
>
> I've used Gnome for as long as it has been available
> as a GNU/Linux desktop.
>
> I don't currently contribute other than helping the
> gnome-vfs maintainers use one of the libraries (libsmbclient) of
> my primary project, Samba to access SMB1/2/3 servers.
>
> I have a long (25+ years) experience with Free and Open
> Source Software, mostly to do with my primary project
> Samba.
>
> I am on the Board of Directors of the Software Freedom
> Conservancy, and on the Advisory Board of the Document
> Foundation (LibreOffice).
>
> I perform my board duties diligently as required.
>
> I'd like to help support Gnome and promote it as a
> desktop environment within Google and outside of
> Google.
>
> I've had my differences with some of the design
> decisions in the past (as Karen Sandler can attest :-),
> but I would really like to help add my experience
> and enthusiasm for Free and Open Source Software
> to the project.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Jeremy Allison,
> Google Open Source Programs Office,
> Co-Author of the Samba project.

Hi Jeremy!

Really glad to see that you're running for the board!

Assuming I'm correct in that we're allowed to ask questions to
prospective candidates here, I'll throw in a few...
(Other candidates are welcome to answer as well.)

1) What distribution(s) do you use on your personal and work laptops
and desktops?

2) What's the biggest technical difficulty you've had with modern GNOME?

3) How will you help GNOME succeed on modern mobile devices where the
hardware is often very locked down or difficult to get running on?

Thanks and good luck! You have my support =D
James