Hi all,

I wrote up an article about voting:

http://weeklysqueak.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/vote/ 

Thank you, Daniel, for getting the ball rolling.  There is a lot that still
needs to be done, and I hope that we can start a discussion about what the
community believes should be the next boards priorities.  This is our chance
to contribute to the structure of our community.  The voices and
participation of everyone is very important.  Although this can be a
difficult process, there is a lot of good that can come from it.  It is
worth the effort.

Ron Teitelbaum
President / Principal Software Engineer
US Medical Record Specialists
Ron at USMedRec.com 
Squeak Cryptography Team Leader
Squeak News Team Member
Squeak Representative with the Software Freedom Law Center
Squeak Elections Team Member


> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:squeak-dev-
> bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Vainsencher
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:42 PM
> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> Subject: Squeak Board Elections 2007
> 
> Hi everyone, 2007 is growing near, and with it our elections - last
> year's took place in February. There is no set time line yet, but one of
> the conclusions from last time is that the elections take quite a bit of
> time to unfold. So the beginning of the timeline is not very far off.
> 
> Before that happens, we might do well to consider how things went the
> previous time, and what we should change. For example, in a thread
> titled "Election results" Ron mentioned he would have preferred a bit
> more campaigning for candidates (by themselves and by others), and some
> agreed. I for one would certainly be happy if we had a significantly
> higher ratio of candidates to positions this year.
> 
> Of course we now have a years worth of experience with one elected
> board. Has this time affected how you think the elections should run?
> has it affected what you think the board members you elect should do?
> 
> Dear Board - I'm sure both the voters and particularly potential
> candidates would love to hear your point of view as well.
> 
> Now's the time to start talking about the elections.
> 
> Daniel Vainsencher
> Elections team leader
>