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17	17	Nearly 5300 developers completed [[GitLab's 2018 developer survey>>url:https://about.gitlab.com/developer-survey/2018/#section-demographics]]; 43% of the 100k developers who completed [[StackOverflow's 2018 developer survey>>url:https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018#developer-profile-contributing-to-open-source]] contribute to open source. The OSI has approximately 500 individual members. If the OSI is to be representative of the wider open source community, it must broaden its membership.
18	18	\\To demonstrate my commitment, during my campaign, I pledge to recruit 25 new Individual Members, which would grow the OSI's membership by 5%.
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20		-* Current new member count: 17/25 ~-~- more than halfway there!! (last updated 2019-03-01)
	20	+* Current new member count: 19/25 ~-~- more than halfway there!! (last updated 2019-03-02)
21	21	* Inspired by my platform? [[Sign up for an Individual Membership>>url:https://opensource.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1]],
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23	23	As a board member, I will advocate for offering gratis Individual Membership to all members of Affiliate Projects and discounted Individual Memberships for students, and focus on outreach to recruit new Affiliate Projects.
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33	33	\\All of the software communities I participate in consider themselves to be "open source communities". And yet, I see very few folks from the core JavaScript, or Python, or Clojure communities involved with or advocating for the OSI. The vast majority of my colleagues would not be able to tell you what the OSI does beyond maintaining the OSD, and for most of them, software licensing is a minimal concern, a "solved problem." If open source is for everyone, and if the OSI is to continue to represent the open source community and play a key role in the future of open source, then it is critical for it to engage the wider community for input and collaboration.
34	34	\\To this end, as a board member, I will advocate for running a community survey on the broader topic of open source: what open source means, what open source can achieve, what challenges the growth and sustainability of open source. I think it's a shame that the only available self-reported data from the open source community are from corporate surveys like GitLab's or StackOverflow's. Community data provides a foundation for the OSI to defend the present and define the future of open source software.
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	36	+= Why vote for me? =
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	38	+**My platform is actionable, specific, and measurable.** For example, when I say I want to grow the OSI's membership, this isn't just a platitude: I'm running a membership drive to recruit 25 new members and I've nearly met my goal already! If you vote for me, it's easy for you to hold me accountable to these specific commitments.
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	40	+**I have a cross-cutting, boots-on-the-ground view of the challenges and needs of the FOSS community.** I'm active as a developer in many different open source communities: the Python community, the Clojure community, the JavaScript community, the Kubernetes and CNCF communities. I bring a new, broad perspective to the Board as a primarily technical contributor from communities who are not yet deeply involved with the OSI, and pledge to represent their interests.
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	42	+**As a packager, I have a practical understanding of software licensing and redistribution.** Defending the Open Source Definition isn't just about ideology for me: threats to the FOSS commons directly impact my work as a downstream developer. Packaging FOSS for distribution in Debian, applying patches, and sharing derivative works all require a deep understanding of the practice of software licenses and copyright. Hence, I have important and applicable experience for [[license review>>url:https://opensource.org/approval]].
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36	36	= Who am I? =
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38	38	I'm the Queen of Debian Clojure, Empress of Symbol Versioning, Conqueress of ABIs, Python Packaging Authority, ELF Herder and the winner of the Software Freedom Conservancy's 2018 [[Award for most odd, but needful volunteer assistance>>url:https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/dec/27/elanahashman/]]. I care deeply about not just the philosophy but the practice of free and open source software, and seek to further both ideals and implementation through my community work.