[Osmf-talk] AGM and board elections

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 09/21/2014 03:23 PM, Oleksiy Muzalyev wrote:
> There is a good saying in the US navy: "when you are in command, - command."

I think you're greatly over-estimating what the OSMF board is in command
*of*. We can command a more diverse membership to appear all we want,
but I doubt it would change much.

> There could be also an announcement to send an application with a
> professional photo, a motivation letter, etc. If there are no good
> candidates, it could wait until the next year.

Frankly I would be thrilled to be able to vote for a good candidate who
is older than 65, or female, or from a "(sub)continent", or all three of
them, and I would very likely give them my vote even if there were no
place reserved exclusively for them.

Of course, I have certain personal requirements for a "good" candidate -
for example, I'd never vote someone in who has no OSM experience just
because they tick a box. And frankly, if they *are* any good, they would
abhor being selected for their age, gender, or origin.

> Just yesterday I walked at countryside with a colleague, and we were
> trying to read a street name on the OSM map on an iPhone. Even with
> glasses we could not read it. Perhaps a young person could read it
> easily. I mean people in advanced age have some special interests.

Trust me when I say: Even if the board were comprised exclusively of
people over 65, this would be extremely unlikely to make a difference.
The OSMF board is not the right place to impress your special interests
upon the project.

Bye
Frederik

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