Elections 2016: Nominate community members to Fedora leadership

[Justin W. Flory]

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With Fedora 25 out the door a couple of weeks ago, Fedora is once again
moving ahead towards Fedora 26. As usual after a new release, the Fedora
Elections[0] are getting into gear. There are a fair number of seats up
for election this release, across both the Fedora Engineering Steering
Committee[1] (FESCo) and the Fedora Council[2]. The elections are one of
the ways you can have an impact on the future of Fedora by nominating
and voting. Nominate other community members (or self-nominate) to run
for a seat in either of these leadership bodies to help lead Fedora. For
this election cycle, nominations are due on December 12th, 2016, at
23:59:59 UTC. It is important to get nominations in quickly before the
window closes. This article helps explain both leadership bodies and how
to cast a nomination.


=== Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo) ===

The Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, shortened to FESCo, is the
technical leadership group in the Fedora community. FESCo helps review
change requests for new versions of Fedora and decide policies that
carry across the development community. Currently, FESCo is reviewing
change requests[3] for Fedora 26, such as debugging info for static
libraries and GHC 8.0. You can see a full list of current tasks for
FESCo on their Pagure repo[4]. You can see past meeting logs[5] to see
the type of tasks FESCo has worked on in the past.

Community members are encouraged to nominate active developers or
self-nominate for a FESCo seat. There are *five seats* open for election
this cycle. This is one of the most direct ways to help have an impact
on the future of Fedora from a technical view. There are no
prerequisites for casting a nomination.


=== Fedora Council ===

The Fedora Council is the top-level decision-making body in the Fedora
community. The Council helps oversee the project and provides support
for the growth and development of the community. Its primary role is to
identify the short, medium, and long-term goals of the Fedora community
and to organize and enable the project to best meet them. This is done
in consultation with the entire Fedora community through transparent,
public discussion. The Council also governs Fedora’s financial resources
to set up an annual budget allocated to support Fedora initiatives,
including Fedora Ambassadors[6], Fedora-managed events, and other
activities which advance the project’s goals. The Council also decides
on issues about use of the Fedora trademarks and settles disputes
escalated from other committees or subgroups. It may also handle
sensitive legal or personnel issues which need research and discussion
to protect the interests of the Fedora Project or its sponsor(s).

Community members are encouraged to nominate involved members of the
Fedora Project community (or self-nominate) for a Council seat. There is
*one seat* open for election this cycle. Council members have a direct
influence on the project and help represent the community at the
top-level of leadership in the project. There are no prerequisites for
casting a nomination.


=== How to nominate for elections ===

Know someone who you believe is a good fit for either FESCo or the
Council? If so, reach out to them and get their personal approval before
casting the nomination. Once you have their approval or if you are
self-nominating, you can add the nomination to the 2016 Election page
for either FESCo or the Council.

    * Fedora Engineering Steering Council: Nominations[7]
    * Fedora Council: Nominations[8]

Towards the bottom of the wiki page, there is a section noted for
nominations. To add a nomination, edit the wiki page and add the
person’s name and FAS username. Complete this *before December 12th,
2016 at 23:59:59 UTC* to make sure the nomination is included in this
election.


=== Don’t forget: Questionnaire ===

Maybe you’re not running for a seat, but do you have questions you want
the candidates to answer? Don’t forget that there is a questionnaire
form[9] that all candidates use to write their interviews later on the
Fedora Community Blog[10]. Fedora community members are encouraged to
add their own questions to the wiki page to have candidates answer. If
you wish to add your own question, feel free to edit the questionnaire
wiki page.

Good luck to all nominees this cycle!

[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee
[2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Council
[3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/26/ChangeSet
[4] https://pagure.io/fesco/issues
[5] http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/sresults/?group_id=fesco&type=team
[6] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors
[7] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations
[8] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Council/Nominations
[9] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections/Questionnaire
[10] https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/category/elections/

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Cheers,
Justin W. Flory
jflory7(a)fedoraproject.org