Re: [tdf-discuss] Candidacy for a BoD seat - introduction

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 16:22 +0200, Thorsten Behrens wrote:
> Hi *,
>
> expanding a bit on my brief announcement to steering-discuss@, here's
> a slightly more verbose introduction of myself and my motivations.
>
> Who am I?
>
> I'm one of the guys who brought you this funny project (being one of
> the founding members), and also the hacker to blame for a bunch of
> Impress bugs. I help Florian and the admin team a bit with the server
> infrastructure, and I usually press the buttons for doing the
> LibreOffice releases. In a previous life, I worked on OOo for Sun
> Microsystems, mostly on low-level graphics stuff and the Impress
> slideshow. Currently I'm a happy employee of the SUSE desktop team,
> working fulltime on LibreOffice.
>
> On a more personal basis, I'm 37, have two kids, and live close to
> Hamburg, in the northern part of Germany.
>
> What motivates me to work for TDF?
>
> It is my firm belief that an independent, open, and meritocratic
> organisation is the right home for a project the size, and the
> diversity, of LibreOffice. Being one of the founding members, I
> consider it my duty to help creating, shaping, and maintaining such an
> organisation.
>
> What will I be doing, should I get elected?
>
> Since I'm based in Germany, I'd help with the daily operations of the
> Foundation. 

Hello Thorsten,

I sent an email regarding the general question of what 'daily
operations' entails.

Specifically to you however I would like to inquire as to exactly what
daily operations you envision for which your being situated in Germany
will have any meaningful impact?

Thanks much for your time,

Drew Jensen

> Beyond that, being a self-confessed hacker, I'd represent
> the developers at the board level, and keep sticking to my bad old
> habit of signing up for more action items than I could process in due
> time. ;)
>
> I hope this answers at least a few questions - if you've more, please
> don't hesitate to ask!
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Thorsten



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