Candidacy: Dave Neary

[Dave Neary <dneary free fr>]

Name: Dave Neary
Email: dneary free fr
Affiliation: Wengo

Hi,

I have spent a lot of time thinking about whether I will run for the 
board this year. In the end, I feel very invested in the success of the 
foundation, and I feel like we have made huge progress in the past two 
years. I really want to be part of keeping and growing the momentum we have.

Over the past two years, I've played a part in increasing the 
transparency of the board's functions, improving our relations with the 
advisory board, getting new members on that board, and in event 
organisation and fundraising.

All of that is ground work for fulfilling the role I would like to see 
the foundation have in the community - we are looking for a business 
development director, who will work to increase the budget through 
fundraising and partnerships. With that increased budget, I would like 
to see the foundation grow - I would like to see us hire a bugmaster to 
ensure that downstream distros benefit from their collective work. I 
would like to hire a full-time editorial resource for our user and 
developer websites. I would like to see the foundation invest heavily in 
documentation, and ensure that high-quality, up-to-date, printed 
documentation exists for the platform and for users. I would like to see 
the foundation invest also in marketing, listening to ISDs, distributors 
and users and ensuring that that feedback gets fed back into the 
development cycle.

I hope to play a part in realising this vision, if it's shared by the 
community and my fellow board members. And so, I propose myself as a 
candidate for the upcoming board elections.

Cheers,
Dave.

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Dave Neary
dneary free fr