The openSUSE Board elections are right around the corner.We’re in “phase 0″ right now, so you have four weeks from October 26th to declare candidacy if you’re running, and four weeks to get those membership applications in to vote. (If you’re already a member, you’re good, of course.)

Phase 0 closes on November 23rd, then we have a two-week campaign period for candidates, followed by a voting period from December 8 through December 22nd.

The last year has been pretty formative for the openSUSE Project. A lot has happened, and we’ve seen areas where our governance needs to be improved and streamlined. The next year is going to be really important for the board, and we need some really committed openSUSE contributors to step up. The existing board has done a great job so far, but there’s a lot more to do.

In case it hasn’t gotten enough attention — we will have a sixth seat on the board next year. This will be held by a community member. This means that the seats are balanced between community and Novell employees, yet another step to ensure that openSUSE contributors outside Novell have a strong voice in the direction of the project.

Questions? Contact the election committee at election-officials@opensuse.org. Thanks to the committee for running with this, and may the best community members win!

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