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== Who == | == Who == | ||
James joined OLPC in June 2006 as volunteer, and in November 2009 as contractor. James has maintained Sugar and activities for some years, is release manager for Sugar, and a systems administrator. | James joined OLPC in June 2006 as volunteer, and in November 2009 as contractor. James has [[Goals/2018_Submissions/Maintain_Sugar_desktop_and_core_activity_set|maintained Sugar and activities]] for some years, is release manager for Sugar, and a [[Goals/2018_Submissions/Maintain_infrastructure_services_for_contributors|systems administrator]]. | ||
== Vision == | == Vision == | ||
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* our Software, at the moment, is Sugar, Sugar activities, Music Blocks, and Sugarizer, | * our Software, at the moment, is Sugar, Sugar activities, Music Blocks, and Sugarizer, | ||
* our work is for use by elementary or primary aged children, | * our work is for use by elementary or primary aged children, | ||
== Goals == | |||
* we will require new members to have made a non-trivial and accepted contribution to the Software, | * we will require new members to have made a non-trivial and accepted contribution to the Software, | ||
* we will ensure that any mentors have a significant and measured contribution in the relevant Software, | * we will ensure that any mentors have a significant and measured contribution in the relevant Software, | ||
* we will reduce the resources spent on other software such as web site, social media, or infrastructure for developers, as these are either mostly static or provided for free by others, | * we will reduce the resources spent on other software such as web site, social media, or infrastructure for developers, as these are either mostly static or provided for free by others, | ||
== Meetings == | == Meetings == | ||
As a board, we will [[Goals/2018_Submissions/Improve_trust_within_Oversight_Board|deliberate in private or under Chatham House Rule, face to face and by e-mail]], and [[Goals/2018_Submissions/Improve_communication|publish decisions and minutes in public]], | |||
James plans to attend board meetings if they are held during his working hours, for up to one hour a week. James will recuse from some discussions where there is a conflict of interest. | James plans to attend board meetings if they are held during his working hours, for up to one hour a week. James will recuse from some discussions where there is a conflict of interest. | ||