[Reply-To set.] Hi folks, Another year has come, and I face my annual dilemma over whether or not to run for DPL. (Yes, it is actually a decision I have wrestled with every time.) This year I'd like to solicit some advice from my fellow developers...privately. I would appreciate *private* replies, as it is not my intention to try to gather public endorsements -- especially since if I decide not to run, it saves you the trouble of switching your endorsement publicly. :) I'm not seeking just a "yes" or "no" reply. In addition, I'd like your thoughts on a few other issues: * What's my greatest strength as a candidate? * What's my greatest weakness? (Feel free to list other strengths and/or weaknesses if you like.) * How do you think I have evolved as a DPL candidate and as a developer over the past 3 years, if at all? * How do you interpret the numerical results of last year's election[1]? * How important is a candidate's platform in influencing your voting decision? * Should a DPL candidate declare his or her intention to seek the office early in the nomination period, or late? (This is similar to asking whether a candidate should see what the rest of the field looks like before deciding to run.) As a quid pro quo, I should inform you what I am going to do with this information. It will strongly influence my decision whether or not to run this year. I will not share it with anyone else without your permission (GPG-encrypted replies are perfectly acceptable). If you would like a reply to your message, please let me know; I will likely reply in any case if I cannot understand, or am confused by, part of your message, and ask you to clarify. My sincerest thanks in advance to those who care to share their thoughts with me, and my apologies to those who don't and whose time I have wasted with this message. [1] http://www.debian.org/vote/2003/vote_0001 -- G. Branden Robinson | The key to being a Southern Debian GNU/Linux | Baptist: It ain't a sin if you branden@debian.org | don't get caught. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Anthony Davidson
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