[maemo-community] My council election standing

[From: Ryan Abel]

On Sep 18, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Randall Arnold wrote:

> This is a tough one, and rather unfortunate.  I think there's a lot of grey in the mix and certainly no "villains".

Indeed.

> In the end I have to agree completely with Robin's words above and suggest they be the final ones on *this* instance, and if the incoming council deems it necessary to strengthen and/or clarify the requirements in any way then fine and let's move on.  But if I am to suggest anything in that regard, it would be to offer that maybe we only concern ourselves with Nokia employees and *direct* contractors since the subject of involvement can be a slippery slope

Seems like an excellent opportunity to clarify the rules to eliminate any ambiguity.

> I believe Robin is an excellent candidate but the very things that make him so don't go away because of a candidacy declaration goof.  He's been a high contributor for some time and I look forward to that continuing.


I'll echo this and what others have said in the thread. Robin is well and truly an excellent candidate and I didn't think twice about his connections with Collabora when he announced his nomination.

If we can move forward as things stand right now with Robin still on the ballot and eligible, and settle on taking this hiccup as an opportunity (and a lesson) to improve the wording and clarity of the rules then I'm more than satisfied.

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Ryan Abel
Maemo Community Council member (tick tick tick)