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class=312103319-03032010>Randall,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=312103319-03032010> Aughhhhhh.... Oh no, not
again..... Oh wait it is TexRat; I second...
:)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=312103319-03032010>Nathan</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org
[mailto:maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Randall
Arnold<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Maemo
Community<BR><B>Subject:</B> Council nomination: me again<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>As noted earlier, I intend to run again (see below)<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN><STRONG>Randall (Randy)
Arnold</STRONG><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff6600">maemo.org community
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Original message ----- <BR>From: "Randall Arnoldı"
<texrat@ovi.com><BR>To: "Maemo Communityı"
<maemo-community@maemo.org><BR>Subject: [Council] maemo.org council:
intent to run again for 2010<BR>Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:27:06
-0600<BR><BR>Greetings Maemo community! For Moblin folks with no current
maemo.org ties this is mostly an FYI (although I encourage you to engage in
the process if you are interested).<BR><BR>I was going to hold off on this
announcement but given the high demand for guidance vis-a-vis the
Maemo-Moblin-MeeGo transformation I felt it would be a good idea to
<STRONG>announce my candidacy for re-election</STRONG> along with my
intentions (platform).<BR><BR>As many on the Maemo side know I was originally
involved with the Maemo devices as a Nokia factory QA engineer and in 2009
transitioned into more of a community-support role when my Nokia position was
eliminated.<BR><BR>I will list my recent efforts, new projects and future
plans as follows:<BR><BR>Recent Efforts<BR><BR>As a council member I
championed the welcoming of new members and rolled out a volunteer program
called <STRONG>Maemo Greeters</STRONG> with a very simple goal: ask members to
include helpful links in their talk.maemo.org signatures, thus easily
propogating helpful info throughout the forum. The program was more
successful than I had even imagined, growing through user suggestions to
include multiple languages and a variety of resources and approaches. I
see value in continuing this at MeeGo.<BR><BR>Another initiative was
<STRONG>Community Outreach</STRONG>. With the guidance of the maemo.org
community I developed flyers and began reaching out to
user/developer/enthusist groups who would potentially have interest.
Along with Ed Page and Andrew Black (and input from others as well), we began
working on outreach policies, procedures and budget. I believe this is
also important to continue for MeeGo.<BR><BR>I have also been a strong
advocate for the community device owners, successfully working with Nokia to
resolve a quality issue with micro USB connectors coming out of N900s. I
will continue to use my blog as a fact-based pulpit for user
advocacy.<BR><BR>New Projects<BR><BR>One item I think has paramount
importance is <STRONG>Bugzilla</STRONG>. It's critical to make sure the
MeeGo bug tracking structure supports the various needs a multi-device OS
platform will encounter. Nokia Pilots has a very rich and robust
tracking system and my hope is that we will be allowed to benchmark against it
and possibly even duplicate its structure if that proves to have merit.
I have volunteered to participate in this effort.<BR><BR>Following that, I
have been putting together a presentation for getting feedback mechanisms of
various types onto Maemo devices, including a bug reporting wizard. I
believe this should be carried into MeeGo and am refactoring my presentation
accordingly.<BR><BR>I would also like to take the lessons learned (especially
my own) from maemo.org <STRONG>Brainstorm</STRONG> for creation of a similar
but better system for MeeGo.<BR><BR>Future Plans<BR><BR>I see the creation of
a discussion forum as a great need. Just as we created new email lists
for MeeGo as opposed to renaming or reusing maemo.org lists, I believe we
should create an entirely new forum that reflects this "reboot". Yes
that will be hectic for those who will "live in both worlds" for a while but I
am uncomfortable with plopping a huge legacy forum on top of the incoming
Moblin contingent. Let's all start into this on equal footing!<BR><BR>I
also plan to learn QT + Python development to better understand the needs of
developers (as well as for personal growth).<BR><BR>Platform<BR><BR>My belief
is that almost every user is a potential
developer/designer/tester/evangelist/etc and should be approached in that
spirit. They need to feel instantly welcomed in any community with which
they identify. Making MeeGo's goals and infrastructure clear and open is
foremost among my interests. I wlll continue working tirelessly to be a
face of and for the community. I will be approachable and sympathetic to
sincere constructive criticism.<BR><BR>Voting<BR><BR>Please see these
discussions at talk.maemo.org for voting details:<BR><BR><A
href="http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44623"
target=_blank>http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44623</A><BR><A
href="http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44036"
target=_blank>http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44036</A><BR><BR>I'm
nervous about this big advent but excited too. I intend to do what I can
to make the change positive. Thanks for your vote!<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN><STRONG>Randall (Randy)
Arnold</STRONG><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff6600">maemo.org community
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