The voting has begun! If you’re an openSUSE Member, or one of the delegates, it’s time to cast your vote. You should have received an email from “election-officials@opensuse.org” this morning. Click on the link included in the email and cast your votes.

If you’re not sure who you want to vote for, see the platforms on the wiki. Remember, you can vote for two Novell employees and two community members not employed by Novell, for a total of four board seats. The chairperson is appointed by Novell, and will be announced when the other candidates are announced. Andreas Jaeger, who has served as chairman for the last year, has decided to step down as chair and not run for a seat. He will continue to be involved with openSUSE and available to consult with the new board, so we won’t be losing his experience even though he won’t be involved with the board full-time.

Note that we’ve had a few problems with iChain – so, if you vote and are immediately signed out, you should log in to confirm that your vote has been cast. If you see a green checkmark, you should be good to go. If you see a red X, try again. Contact the election officials (election-officials@opensuse.org) if you have any questions. They can verify whether your vote has been cast, though not the actual results of your vote.

So far, in only a few hours, we have more than 27% participation, with 65 people voting. Let’s make it 100%, or as close as possible.

Good luck to all the candidates, I look forward to finding out who will be serving on the new board!

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