From 794a39a099fc225d3a0b4cad4fe94d781edbbabb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Hellmann Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:23:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Adding Doug Hellmann candidacy for TC Change-Id: I0c8fe5be77cce3936023439e7010bac198624b90 Signed-off-by: Doug Hellmann --- candidates/queens/TC/dhellmann.txt | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+) create mode 100644 candidates/queens/TC/dhellmann.txt diff --git a/candidates/queens/TC/dhellmann.txt b/candidates/queens/TC/dhellmann.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f41bb42 --- /dev/null +++ b/candidates/queens/TC/dhellmann.txt @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +I am announcing my candidacy for a position on the OpenStack Technical +Committee. + +I started contributing to OpenStack in 2012, and I am currently +employed by Red Hat to work on OpenStack with a focus on long-term +project concerns. I have served on the Technical Committee for the +last four years and as PTL of the Oslo and Release Management teams at +different points in the past. I wont repeat all of the information +about my history with the project (see last years nomination email if +you dont know me [1]). + +Most recently I have been working with the Documentation team to +reorganize how we manage docs for OpenStack [2][3]. After more than +1200 reviews [4], we are well on our way to a healthy future. + +Most of my contributions have been focused on enabling others in the +community. From the documentation migration, to release automation, +and the community goals process, I have worked on tools, processes, +and patterns to make incremental improvements in our ability to +collaborate while building OpenStack. I view serving on the TC as an +extension of that work. + +Earlier this year the TC met to work on our vision [5] for the future +of the TC. Two of the themes from the vision resonated with me +strongly: "Embracing Community Diversity" and "Growing New Leaders. + +Most of our project teams have seen the effects of companies +refocusing or reducing their support of upstream development. For the +community to thrive, we need to continue seeking new contributors. In +addition to looking at new companies, and new parts of our global +community, we need to encourage participation by more people who are +not spending significant amounts of their time on upstream work -- +where OpenStack is not their full-time job. That will mean adjusting +the way we do code reviews, to place more emphasis on giving help +along with the usual review feedback. The reward for making this +cultural change will be more engagement with and contributions by our +users. I will be working on my ideas in this area through the First +Contact or Contributor Welcoming SIG [6]. + +The theme of finding new leaders is equally important. As Sean rightly +points out [7], the long term health of our community depends on our +ability to transition between leaders. We do this regularly in project +teams where the responsibilities are fairly well defined. We have +fewer people available to lead community-wide initiatives. Regardless +of the outcome of the election, I will be working with the TC on +establishing a mentoring program for inter-project work to encourage +new people to step into community-wide leadership roles. + +The OpenStack community is the most exciting and welcoming group I +have interacted with in more than 25 years of contributing to open +source projects. I look forward to continuing to be a part of the +community and serving the project. + +Thank you, +Doug + +Review history: https://review.openstack.org/#/q/reviewer:2472,n,z +Commit history: https://review.openstack.org/#/q/owner:2472,n,z +Foundation Profile: http://www.openstack.org/community/members/profile/359 +Freenode: dhellmann +Website: https://doughellmann.com + +[1] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2016-September/104643.html +[2] http://specs.openstack.org/openstack/docs-specs/specs/pike/os-manuals-migration.html +[3] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/507629/ +[4] https://review.openstack.org/#/q/intopic:doc-migration +[5] https://governance.openstack.org/tc/resolutions/20170404-vision-2019.html +[6] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-sigs/2017-September/000084.html +[7] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2017-October/122979.html