[maemo-community] Council nominations: Kathy Smith

[From: Cosimo Kroll]

Thanks, Kathy!

2010/9/8 Gary Birkett <liquid at gmail.com>

> Kathy,
>
> I am very pleased to hear this :)
> All the best with it!
>
> Gary
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Kathy Smith <kathy at revdkathy.com> wrote:
>
>>  After a great deal of consideration, and a LOT of persuasion on this
>> list, twitter, IRC and even the phone, I'd like to rescind my rejection and
>> accept Texrat's nomination, if that's permitted.
>>
>> I'm still very unconvinced about my usefulness to the Council, but since
>> others seem to think I can be of value, I'm prepared to try my best if
>> that's what people want.
>>
>> Please understand, I have limited knowledge of modern business practices,
>> though I did work for many years in organisations almost entirely run by
>> volunteers, so  have some idea how volunteer communities work. But I don't
>> have the first clue of the modern 'business speak'.
>> Equally, I have no experience of coding - I can just about knock up a page
>> of html, and that's my limit!
>>
>> So what do I bring?
>>
>> Enthusiasm a-plenty
>> Willingness to have a go - at most things, including technical stuff with
>> a bit of support
>> Concern for the 'average bears' in comunity, which doesn't mean the
>> outspoken angry people demanding stuff on principle, but people who're
>> trying to get the best out of their device with limited tech skills.
>> People and communication skills - including presentation skills if you
>> ever need them, and English language skills.
>> Commitment to bridging maemo and meego - and a determination that us bears
>> of very little brain will still have our own corner in meego somewhere.
>>
>> If any of that can be of use for the next 6 months, I'll stand.
>>
>>
>> Kathy
>>
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