:)  Thanks Bruce.  However, this year I want to focus 100% on getting my
own stuff caught up with the rest of Squeak.  I'm glad you decided to run.

 - Chris

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 2:01 PM Bruce O'Neel <bruce.oneel at pckswarms.ch>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Chris, please don't drop out because I signed up.  I'm sure you would make
> an excellent board member.
>
> Thanks.
>
> bruce
>
>
>
>
> *26 April 2021 20:57 Ron Teitelbaum <ron at usmedrec.com <ron at usmedrec.com>>
> wrote:*
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Now that voting has started there is no way to remove your name. Plus
> people have already voted and I'm sure some have already voted for you.
> You can suggest that people not vote for you but we don't have rules for
> this situation.  The options are:
> 1. to exclude your name if you are elected and seat the 8th person on the
> list
> 2. You can resign after being elected and we would have 6 board members
> 3. We can seat the first 5 board members since our rules state that we
> should have an odd number.
> Board Seats
> The squeak community does its best to elect 7 board members each year. In
> the event that less than 7 board members run or less than 7 are elected
> (see Voting for None of the Below) the next largest ODD number of board
> members will be elected to the board. The requirement for an ODD number of
> seats is to ensure that tie votes can be broken. For example, if 7
> candidates run and 6 are elected, the highest 5 ranking board members will
> serve on the board.
>
> I would prefer option 1 because it makes the most sense to me.  It would
> be good to get feedback from the Squeak communities.  If everyone agrees we
> can just ignore Chris's name on the ballot.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ron Teitelbaum
>
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 2:17 PM Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay, now that we have 7 candidates, there's no need for me to run
>> anymore.   Please remove me from the list of candidates.
>>
>>  - Chris
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 12:48 PM Bruce O'Neel <bruce.oneel at pckswarms.ch>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What!?!?!  There is still time left?
>>>
>>> Ok, I'll throw my hat in the ring as well.
>>>
>>> I have used Squeak for 20 some years for fun projects.  Before that for
>>> a few glorious hours I had my hands on a Tex 4404 Smalltalk system and
>>> lusted for a Smalltalk of my own ever since.
>>>
>>> My involvement has been to keep the planet Squeak site somewhat up to
>>> date and to keep debug Linux VM build errors.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> bruce
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *23 April 2021 19:31 tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org <tim at rowledge.org>>
>>> wrote:*
>>>
>>> I want to add emphasis to a few words from John-Reed
>>>
>>> > On 2021-04-23, at 10:22 AM, John-Reed Maffeo wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I encourage anyone who is interested in Squeak to consider becoming a
>>> board member. It is a good way to learn more about Squeak as a project, and
>>> help keep development moving forward.
>>>
>>> Please don't think there is some need to be a Soopa-Uber-Hacker of
>>> Squeak in order to be a valuable Board member. If you love Squeak, if you
>>> have some time and effort you can spare to help keep the community going,
>>> then you'd be an asset.
>>>
>>> tim
>>> --
>>> tim Rowledge; tim at rowledge.org; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
>>> Oxymorons: Resident alien
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <>
>
>
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