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author | Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be> | 2024-03-21 23:59:49 +0100 |
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committer | Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be> | 2024-03-22 00:00:14 +0100 |
commit | a5d8b2bf733fd17c2b2586c6feb73b3247a4dd33 (patch) | |
tree | c47fe58476f240cb4027df60f0642ca92d0adbd9 | |
parent | 460786a4e490336fc39a3d74083af27f20f8080b (diff) |
Add srud's platform
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diff --git a/english/vote/2024/platforms/index.wml b/english/vote/2024/platforms/index.wml index bd94ddf467a..c6f3e08be6a 100644 --- a/english/vote/2024/platforms/index.wml +++ b/english/vote/2024/platforms/index.wml @@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ </p> <ul> <li><a href="tille">Andreas Tille</a></li> + <li><a href="srud">Sruthi Chandran</a></li> </ul> diff --git a/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml b/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d52fd3f2697 --- /dev/null +++ b/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml @@ -0,0 +1,282 @@ +#use wml::debian::template title="Platform for Sruthi Chandran" BARETITLE="true" NOHEADER="true" +#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/vote/style.inc" + +<font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><i><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>DPL +platform 2024</b></font><b> (</b><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">This +an updated version of my 2021 platform)</span></font></i></font></p> +<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Sruthi Chandran</b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="mailto:srud@d.o"><span style="font-variant: normal"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">srud@d.o</span></span></font></span></a></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Who +am I?</b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I am a librarian +turned Free Software enthusiast and Debian Developer from India. +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Some of my +activities in Debian are:</p> +<ul> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">ruby, + javascript, golang and font packages (totalling to around 200) since + 2016. (not very active nowadays)</p> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Community Team + delegate since Aug 2020.</p> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Application + Manager since Jul 2020</p> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Outreach team + since Aug/Sep 2020. + </p> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Chief orga + DebConf India 2023</p> + <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">DebConf + Committee member since 2023</p> +</ul> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I have been +mentoring people to contribute to Debian for many years now. I am +involved in organizing numerous packaging workshops and other Debian +events throughout India. I am also involved in organizing other free +software events like <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free Software +Camp</a>.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Why +am I contesting?</b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Concerned with the +skewed gender ratios within the Free Software community (and Debian) +I am working towards doing whatever I can to better the situation. +How many times did we have a non-(cis)male candidate for DPL? If I am +not wrong, when I contested in 2020, I was the second non-(cis)male +DPL candidate till date. As with my last two rounds of contesting for +DPL (2020 & 2021), this year too my primary goal of contesting is +to bring the diversity issues for discussion. I believe I was +successful in that at-least to a small extend in my previous rounds.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I am aware that +Debian is doing things to increase diversity within Debian, but as we +can see, it is not sufficient. I am sad that there are only two women +Debian Developer from a large country like India. I believe diversity +is not something to be discussed only within Debian-women or +Debian-diversity. It should come up for discussion in each and every +aspect of the project.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">DPL elections is an +important activity in our project and I plan to bring up the topic of +diversity for discussion every election till we have a non-(cis)male +DPL.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I feel that one +effective way to encourage diverse people to contribute is to have +more visibility for diversity already within the community. As more +and more women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer +people who are already part of the project become more visible +instead of staying hidden in some part of the project, more gender +diverse people will feel comfortable joining our community. +Geographic/ethnic diversity are also important areas which need +attention.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>What +are my plans as DPL?</b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>1. +</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Diversity</b></u></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +Since diversity is my primary focus, let me start with that. +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Diversity +budget</b></i></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +In-spite of spending a good amount of money on diversity, we seem to +not get the expected outcome. My first task as DPL would be to +revisit the existing spending pattern to analyse why and where we are +going wrong. When I say we should focus on diversity, I do not mean +that we should blindly spend money in the name of diversity. I am +personally aware of instances where the diversity budget expenditure +did bad instead of any good.</p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +Another thing I would focus with respect to the diversity budget is +to publicise it more so that people who deserve it get to know about +it so that we do not end up spending it just for the sake of +spending.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Diversity +activities</b></i></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +I have heard that Debian-women project did some incredible work in +improving women contributors till it went dormant. Now we have the +Debian-diversity initiative, but this hasn’t gained much momentum +yet. I plan to streamline their activities and if possible have a +delegated team focusing on diversity. The delegated team shall +co-ordinate all the diversity related activities in Debian. This team +will also be involved in the decisions and expenditure of the +diversity budget.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Local +activities</b></i></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +Debian-localgroups which was conceptualised by our current DPL is a +great idea to promote geographical diversity. I plan to use the +potential of localgroups to organize more local events and have more +diverse people contribute to Debian.</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>2. +</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Outreach</b></u></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">My second focus area is +outreach activities. I have been working with the Debian-outreach +team for more than 3 years now. I feel outreach is one important +activity which often does not get its due importance. Our outreach +team end up being just co-ordinators for GSoC and Outreachy. I have a +couple of ideas planned out for outreach.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Debian +camp</b></i></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-variant: normal"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">Debian +camp is a concept that I borrowed from <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free +Software Camp</a></span></span></font></span> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">for +which I was one of the core organizers. Basically the concept is to +have 3-4 months</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">long +online mentorship program. The advantage of a Debian specific +mentorship program is that we can tailor the program according to our +specific needs.</span></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">There +will be two parts for the program. In the first part, the primary +focus will be on the philosophy of Debian (and free software) and why +one should contribute to Debian etc. We can have common sessions on +these</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">topics</span></font> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">for +the mentees. In the second part, the mentees will work with mentors +on the projects of their choice.</span></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">In this activity, I plan to +have the Debian-outreach team as the co-ordinators/facilitators who +work in collaboration with Debian-diversity, Debian-localgroups, +Debian Academy etc. The Debian-outreach team will be doing the +back-end activities of organizing, scheduling etc. while other teams +will be helping out with resource persons/mentors/projects etc. I +specifically intend to have Debian-localgroups involved so that we +can have localised activities and not just in English.</font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">The question of whether to pay +stipend or not could be discussed later and decided (we did not have +stipend for the Free Software Camp and still it was a success).</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>DebConf +Boot-camp</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">This is an in person camp +which can happen during the DebCamp (this is an idea I borrowed from +mollydb). I believe that there is nothing like in-person mentoring.</font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Often we have new people who +attend the DebConf are confused on what and how to start +contributing. This bootstrapping activity can help them to find +directions. I do believe that we have a lot of people interested to +help out with this. Exact plan to have this worked out can be +discussed and decided later.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Review +of current activities</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">A thorough review of current +outreach activities is long overdue. We need to examine the +effectiveness of our GSoC and Outreachy participations, what we can +do better and what we can do new.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>3. +</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Community</b></u></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Debian community is a great +community. But that does not mean we are perfect. Some points I would +be interested to take up as DPL are:</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Welcoming</b></i></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">Even +when we say we are a welcoming community, for an outsider it might +not appear so. There are a lot of reasons for this. The main reason +being that online communication often leads to miscommunication and +unintended flame wars. As a community,</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">we +need to work towards making Debian more welcoming to all – new +comers and old timers alike. I am very keen on facilitating +discussions on this as a DPL. </span></font> +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Change +embracing</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">It is often observed that +Debian as a community is reluctant to change most of the time. As a +DPL, I would like to develop a culture of embracing change. I would +encourage and facilitate people proposing new ideas and processes for +improvement of Debian.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">4. +</span><u>Debian as an organisation</u></b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><i><b><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Debian</font> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Foundation</font> (?)</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">In some of the previous years’ +DPL campaigns, having Debian as a registered organisation has come +up. In 2020, Brian Gupta’s platform focused on forming Debian +Foundation and in 2022, Jonathan Carter mentioned about formal +registration of Debian as an organisation. While organising +DebConf23, I had to face some issues because Debian is not a +registered organisation, That is when I started thinking about this +concept seriously.</font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">So, as a DPL, I would be +definitely interested in exploring the possibilities, advantages and +disadvantages of having Debian registered. I am not saying that this +is my main agenda, but it will definitely be brought up if I am +elected.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Trusted organisations</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">As one of the main +responsibilities of DPL is financial management, I would like to +revisit our relationship with the existing trusted organisations, +fund management procedure and if needed, explore the possibilities of +having more TOs to reduce dependency on one or two. During DebConf23 +organising, we had to face numerous fund distribution issues. Some of +it definitely was specific to Indian scenario, but still I could +think of a lot of improvement that can be done with respect to fund +distribution through TOs. </font> +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">5. +</span><u>Financial</u></b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Accounting</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">From previous DPLs, I have +heard that the current process of accounting of Debian assets is very +complicated. As DPL, I would like to put some focus on streamlining +and automating the accounting process across different TOs. I am +thinking about having some process set up by which we can have a +transparent and upto date asset information available. </font> +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">6. +</span><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></font></p> +<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>DPL</b></i> <i><b>helpers +(DPL committee?)</b></i></font></p> +<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> +<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">I have heard from the previous +DPLs that the workload is too huge to be completed by a single +person. During my last round of contesting, someone suggested the +concept of having helpers for DPL. I agree with the thought process +and I intend to have 1-2 people to do some work that can be offloaded +from the DPL workload. This would help in reducing revert time and +increaing efficiency.</font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> + +</p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Time +commitment</b></font></p> +<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">One advantage I have +over most of the previous and present DPL candidates is the amount of +time I will be able to commit for my DPL activities. My work setup is +such that I get to decide when and how much time I work. This means +that I can give good priority to the DPL activities.</p> diff --git a/english/vote/2024/vote_001.wml b/english/vote/2024/vote_001.wml index 8b18ac2daa3..e9074b6c363 100644 --- a/english/vote/2024/vote_001.wml +++ b/english/vote/2024/vote_001.wml @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ <vnominations /> <ol> <li>Andreas Tille [<email tille@debian.org>] [<a href='https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2024/03/msg00002.html'>nomination mail</a>] [<a href="platforms/tille">platform</a>] - <li>Sruthi Chandran [<email srud@debian.org>] [<a href='https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2024/03/msg00005.html'>nomination mail</a>] -# [<a href="platforms/srud">platform</a>] + <li>Sruthi Chandran [<email srud@debian.org>] [<a href='https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2024/03/msg00005.html'>nomination mail</a>] [<a href="platforms/srud">platform</a>] </ol> # <p> |