Post ATPqwwMrFG2n8klOb2 by lucasgonze@indieweb.social
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(DIR) Post #ATPqwvmhPh7XKbqWEi by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:24:22Z
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@osi is doing board elections again so I’ve put together my list of annual candidate questions. You can see them under each candidate statement, like so: https://opensource.org/board-member/aeva-black/#comment-435Here, a thread of the questions; candidates should probably answer first on the official website but I also welcome responses here!
(DIR) Post #ATPqwwMrFG2n8klOb2 by lucasgonze@indieweb.social
2023-03-08T19:52:05Z
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@luis_in_brief @osi Where would answers be on the official website?
(DIR) Post #ATPqwx1cngebBBpx8i by osi@social.opensource.org
2023-03-08T19:54:14Z
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@lucasgonze @luis_in_brief each candidate has a page and that's where the answers will be recorded
(DIR) Post #ATPqwxecShqV8855v6 by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:25:03Z
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(1) Your time: You have 24 hours in the day and could do many different things. Why do you want to give some of those hours to OSI? What do you expect your focus to be during those hours?[I have asked this in previous years and still find it a useful question.]
(DIR) Post #ATPqwzWBX2HsuY9O3E by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:26:21Z
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(2) Licensing process: The organization has proposed improvements to the license-review process. What do you think of them?[I tend to think the org needs to de-focus licensing, but while it still does licensing, that work needs to be done *well*, and board members should probably have at least *some* opinion, if not necessarily expertise, on what OSI is doing in this space.]
(DIR) Post #ATPqx1IQv8TYQTjQtU by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:27:02Z
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(3) Broader knowledge: What should OSI do about the tens of millions of people who regularly collaborate to build software online (often calling that activity, colloquially, open source) but don’t know what OSI is or what it does?[I have also asked this in past years. It’s a genuinely hard question; I’m not sure how I would answer if running for the board.]
(DIR) Post #ATPqx40op5AUqiVuM4 by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:28:04Z
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(4) Regulation: New industry regulation in both the EU and US suggests government will be more involved in open source in the future. What role do you think OSI should play in these discussions? How would you, as a board member, impact that?
(DIR) Post #ATPqx5kaMPN6EwvyKW by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:29:54Z
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(5) Solo maintainers: The median number of developers on open source projects is one, and regulation and industry standards are increasing their burden. How (if at all) should OSI address that? Is there tension between that and industry needs?[Many of the candidates have very little visible experience working on small projects, and several work for entities that deal almost exclusively with large, corporate-backed open source projects.]
(DIR) Post #ATPqx7rOW40Sme8RDk by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:30:36Z
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(6) OSI initiative on AI: What did you think of the recent OSI initiative on AI? If you liked it, what topics would you suggest for similar treatment in the future? If you didn’t like it, what would you improve, or do instead?[for more on that, see: https://deepdive.opensource.org]
(DIR) Post #ATPqx9dzsqTiJfslcG by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:31:29Z
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(7) Responsible licensing: There are now multiple initiatives around “responsible” or “ethical” licensing, particularly (but not limited to) around machine learning. What should OSI’s relationship to these movements and organizations be?[This is a repeat question from past years, slightly reframed.]
(DIR) Post #ATPqxBhyD2qQiZky5Q by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T17:35:31Z
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Those are all of them for this year, though I realize (posting here!) that I should have also asked one about things like open social, and whether/how OSI should move to embrace/support/(define?) it. Next time :)If you’re curious, past years questions are: 2020: https://opensource.com/article/20/3/questions-osi-board-candidates2021: https://opensource.com/article/21/3/board-elections-osi
(DIR) Post #ATPqxDVHXBsqHnpraS by luis_in_brief@social.coop
2023-03-08T18:10:43Z
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Ended up posting a version of the Twitter question over there: https://twitter.com/luis_in_brief/status/1633530007560818688
(DIR) Post #ATQ6ORDw85YHyCA17Q by sogrady@mastodon.social
2023-03-08T22:46:22Z
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@luis_in_brief @osi i have so many thoughts on these questions
(DIR) Post #ATQ6ORkYApdjbLQ3xA by osi@social.opensource.org
2023-03-08T22:47:23Z
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@sogrady oh please, do share your thoughts! :) @luis_in_brief