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| 1 | [[image:chris-lamb.jpg||style="float: right;" width="200px"]]My name is Chris Lamb, but I am perhaps better known on the internet as //lamby.// | ||
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| 3 | I'm a 32-year-old computer programmer from the UK and am seeking your vote to join the esteemed board of the Open Source Initiative. | ||
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| 5 | I am currently extremely proud to be the [[Debian>>url:https://debian.org]] Project Leader (DPL). Throughout this term as I have shown a dedication to many of the values that Debian and the OSI have in common. For example, I have dramatically increased Debian's **commitment and involvement in outreach initiatives** (both in real terms and in increased awarenes) and solidified many **cross-distribution and inter-project communications**. I also have demonstrated I am a "steady hand" with respect on the project's stance on a** genuine commitment to users' freedoms** as well as remaining level-headed, rational and objective whilst **mediating inter-personal conflict **and generally just herding the various breed of cat that exist in the free/open source communities and beyond. I also believe in **open, clear and frank communications** and thus every month of my term I have published an update of how I have been representing the Project ([[example>>url:https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2018/02/msg00006.html]]). | ||
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| 7 | As a bit more background about me, after working in the London tech scene I become a freelancer and am relishing the challenges and opportunities this has offered me, especially in how I can leverage this to contribute more to free software and perhaps by bringing some hard-won lessons from the folks in the startup world. More recently, I've been highly active in the [[Reproducible Builds>>url:https://reproducible-builds.org/||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]] project where I was [[awarded a grant from the Linux Foundation>>url:https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/awarded-core-infrastructure-initiative-grant-reproducible-builds||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]. As a freelancer, whilst I don't have express an anti-corporate sentiment, I do not hold any explicit ties to any particular company, a useful asset in this world where suspicion of bias or ulterior motives is sadly prevalent. | ||
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| 9 | When I'm not coding, I am an prolific reader, film-watcher, an [[Ironman>>url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]], as well as a classical musician with a particular interest in early music. You can find more about me on my website ([[chris-lamb.co.uk>>url:https://chris-lamb.co.uk]]) or you can also follow me on Twitter [[@lolamby>>url:https://twitter.com/lolamby]]. | ||
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| 11 | It would be an honour to serve on the OSI board and I thank you in advance for your consideration. |