A year ago, I was honored to be voted in as a new member of openSUSE’s Community Board.  That election had a stunning 75% voter turnout, and to have been a part of that historic occasion which also marked the beginning of the very first-ever community elected Board.

A lot of things have happened in the past year and openSUSE continues its momentum in becoming a more community-driven project.  Our stake in openSUSE has become more and more significant and our need to be continually involved in this great Project of ours is ever-more important.

I have not been able to complete all of my goals for the Board and the Project because it was, quite obviously, a building year for all of us.   But know this, my commitment and dedication to the Project remains as strong as ever.  And I intend to continue to push my initiatives, which in fact, are your initiatives so that we can continue to be proud of the product of our work.  Yes all of us work together on this.

My first term, a one-year term, is now coming to an end.  But, I’m not done yet.  I am now officially and formally announcing my candidacy for re-election to the openSUSE Board for a 2-year and final term.

I promise you, in the coming weeks, I will continue to blog and discuss my positions, and my accomplishments/tasks leading up to the election.  I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet many of you at the recent openSUSE Conference in Germany who have gotten to know me and my positions.  And I’m looking forward to meeting and talking to more of you all in the future, including many of our newest members of openSUSE.

Thank you, and may we once again have a very exciting and productive election cycle.