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diff --git a/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml b/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml index d52fd3f2697..18621b96baa 100644 --- a/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml +++ b/english/vote/2024/platforms/srud.wml @@ -1,282 +1,250 @@ #use wml::debian::template title="Platform for Sruthi Chandran" BARETITLE="true" NOHEADER="true" #include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/vote/style.inc" -<font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><i><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>DPL -platform 2024</b></font><b> (</b><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">This -an updated version of my 2021 platform)</span></font></i></font></p> -<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Sruthi Chandran</b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="mailto:srud@d.o"><span style="font-variant: normal"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">srud@d.o</span></span></font></span></a></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Who -am I?</b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I am a librarian -turned Free Software enthusiast and Debian Developer from India. -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Some of my -activities in Debian are:</p> -<ul> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">ruby, - javascript, golang and font packages (totalling to around 200) since - 2016. (not very active nowadays)</p> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Community Team - delegate since Aug 2020.</p> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Application - Manager since Jul 2020</p> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Outreach team - since Aug/Sep 2020. - </p> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Chief orga - DebConf India 2023</p> - <li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">DebConf - Committee member since 2023</p> -</ul> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I have been -mentoring people to contribute to Debian for many years now. I am -involved in organizing numerous packaging workshops and other Debian -events throughout India. I am also involved in organizing other free -software events like <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free Software -Camp</a>.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Why -am I contesting?</b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Concerned with the -skewed gender ratios within the Free Software community (and Debian) -I am working towards doing whatever I can to better the situation. -How many times did we have a non-(cis)male candidate for DPL? If I am -not wrong, when I contested in 2020, I was the second non-(cis)male -DPL candidate till date. As with my last two rounds of contesting for -DPL (2020 & 2021), this year too my primary goal of contesting is -to bring the diversity issues for discussion. I believe I was -successful in that at-least to a small extend in my previous rounds.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I am aware that -Debian is doing things to increase diversity within Debian, but as we -can see, it is not sufficient. I am sad that there are only two women -Debian Developer from a large country like India. I believe diversity -is not something to be discussed only within Debian-women or -Debian-diversity. It should come up for discussion in each and every -aspect of the project.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">DPL elections is an -important activity in our project and I plan to bring up the topic of -diversity for discussion every election till we have a non-(cis)male -DPL.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I feel that one -effective way to encourage diverse people to contribute is to have -more visibility for diversity already within the community. As more -and more women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer -people who are already part of the project become more visible -instead of staying hidden in some part of the project, more gender -diverse people will feel comfortable joining our community. -Geographic/ethnic diversity are also important areas which need -attention.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>What -are my plans as DPL?</b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>1. -</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Diversity</b></u></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -Since diversity is my primary focus, let me start with that. -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Diversity -budget</b></i></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -In-spite of spending a good amount of money on diversity, we seem to -not get the expected outcome. My first task as DPL would be to -revisit the existing spending pattern to analyse why and where we are -going wrong. When I say we should focus on diversity, I do not mean -that we should blindly spend money in the name of diversity. I am -personally aware of instances where the diversity budget expenditure -did bad instead of any good.</p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -Another thing I would focus with respect to the diversity budget is -to publicise it more so that people who deserve it get to know about -it so that we do not end up spending it just for the sake of -spending.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Diversity -activities</b></i></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -I have heard that Debian-women project did some incredible work in -improving women contributors till it went dormant. Now we have the -Debian-diversity initiative, but this hasn’t gained much momentum -yet. I plan to streamline their activities and if possible have a -delegated team focusing on diversity. The delegated team shall -co-ordinate all the diversity related activities in Debian. This team -will also be involved in the decisions and expenditure of the -diversity budget.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><i><b>Local -activities</b></i></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -Debian-localgroups which was conceptualised by our current DPL is a -great idea to promote geographical diversity. I plan to use the -potential of localgroups to organize more local events and have more -diverse people contribute to Debian.</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>2. -</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Outreach</b></u></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">My second focus area is -outreach activities. I have been working with the Debian-outreach -team for more than 3 years now. I feel outreach is one important -activity which often does not get its due importance. Our outreach -team end up being just co-ordinators for GSoC and Outreachy. I have a -couple of ideas planned out for outreach.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Debian -camp</b></i></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-variant: normal"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">Debian -camp is a concept that I borrowed from <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free -Software Camp</a></span></span></font></span> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">for -which I was one of the core organizers. Basically the concept is to -have 3-4 months</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">long -online mentorship program. The advantage of a Debian specific -mentorship program is that we can tailor the program according to our -specific needs.</span></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">There -will be two parts for the program. In the first part, the primary -focus will be on the philosophy of Debian (and free software) and why -one should contribute to Debian etc. We can have common sessions on -these</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">topics</span></font> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">for -the mentees. In the second part, the mentees will work with mentors -on the projects of their choice.</span></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">In this activity, I plan to -have the Debian-outreach team as the co-ordinators/facilitators who -work in collaboration with Debian-diversity, Debian-localgroups, -Debian Academy etc. The Debian-outreach team will be doing the -back-end activities of organizing, scheduling etc. while other teams -will be helping out with resource persons/mentors/projects etc. I -specifically intend to have Debian-localgroups involved so that we -can have localised activities and not just in English.</font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">The question of whether to pay -stipend or not could be discussed later and decided (we did not have -stipend for the Free Software Camp and still it was a success).</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>DebConf -Boot-camp</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">This is an in person camp -which can happen during the DebCamp (this is an idea I borrowed from -mollydb). I believe that there is nothing like in-person mentoring.</font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Often we have new people who -attend the DebConf are confused on what and how to start -contributing. This bootstrapping activity can help them to find -directions. I do believe that we have a lot of people interested to -help out with this. Exact plan to have this worked out can be -discussed and decided later.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Review -of current activities</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">A thorough review of current -outreach activities is long overdue. We need to examine the -effectiveness of our GSoC and Outreachy participations, what we can -do better and what we can do new.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>3. -</b></font></span><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><u><b>Community</b></u></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Debian community is a great -community. But that does not mean we are perfect. Some points I would -be interested to take up as DPL are:</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Welcoming</b></i></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">Even -when we say we are a welcoming community, for an outsider it might -not appear so. There are a lot of reasons for this. The main reason -being that online communication often leads to miscommunication and -unintended flame wars. As a community,</span></font> <font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">we -need to work towards making Debian more welcoming to all – new -comers and old timers alike. I am very keen on facilitating -discussions on this as a DPL. </span></font> -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Change -embracing</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">It is often observed that -Debian as a community is reluctant to change most of the time. As a -DPL, I would like to develop a culture of embracing change. I would -encourage and facilitate people proposing new ideas and processes for -improvement of Debian.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">4. -</span><u>Debian as an organisation</u></b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><i><b><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Debian</font> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">Foundation</font> (?)</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">In some of the previous years’ -DPL campaigns, having Debian as a registered organisation has come -up. In 2020, Brian Gupta’s platform focused on forming Debian -Foundation and in 2022, Jonathan Carter mentioned about formal -registration of Debian as an organisation. While organising -DebConf23, I had to face some issues because Debian is not a -registered organisation, That is when I started thinking about this -concept seriously.</font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">So, as a DPL, I would be -definitely interested in exploring the possibilities, advantages and -disadvantages of having Debian registered. I am not saying that this -is my main agenda, but it will definitely be brought up if I am -elected.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Trusted organisations</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">As one of the main -responsibilities of DPL is financial management, I would like to -revisit our relationship with the existing trusted organisations, -fund management procedure and if needed, explore the possibilities of -having more TOs to reduce dependency on one or two. During DebConf23 -organising, we had to face numerous fund distribution issues. Some of -it definitely was specific to Indian scenario, but still I could -think of a lot of improvement that can be done with respect to fund -distribution through TOs. </font> -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">5. -</span><u>Financial</u></b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>Accounting</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">From previous DPLs, I have -heard that the current process of accounting of Debian assets is very -complicated. As DPL, I would like to put some focus on streamlining -and automating the accounting process across different TOs. I am -thinking about having some process set up by which we can have a -transparent and upto date asset information available. </font> -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b><span style="text-decoration: none">6. -</span><u>Miscellaneous</u></b></font></p> -<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><i><b>DPL</b></i> <i><b>helpers -(DPL committee?)</b></i></font></p> -<p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none"> -<font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt">I have heard from the previous -DPLs that the workload is too huge to be completed by a single -person. During my last round of contesting, someone suggested the -concept of having helpers for DPL. I agree with the thought process -and I intend to have 1-2 people to do some work that can be offloaded -from the DPL workload. This would help in reducing revert time and -increaing efficiency.</font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br/> - -</p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Time -commitment</b></font></p> -<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">One advantage I have -over most of the previous and present DPL candidates is the amount of -time I will be able to commit for my DPL activities. My work setup is -such that I get to decide when and how much time I work. This means -that I can give good priority to the DPL activities.</p> + <div id="content"> + <h1>DPL platform 2024</h1>(This an updated version of my 2021 platform) + <h2>Sruthi Chandran</h2> + <a href="mailto:srud@d.o">srud@d.o</a> + <h2>Who am I?</h2> + <p> + I am a librarian turned Free Software enthusiast and Debian Developer + from India. + </p> + <p>Some of my activities in Debian are:</p> + <ul> + <li> + ruby, javascript, golang and font packages (totalling to around + 200) since 2016. (not very active nowadays) + </li> + <li> + Community Team delegate since Aug 2020. + </li> + <li> + Application Manager since Jul 2020. + </li> + <li> + Outreach team since Aug/Sep 2020. + </li> + <li> + Chief orga DebConf India 2023. + </li> + <li> + DebConf Committee member since 2023. + </li> + </ul> + <p> + I have been mentoring people to contribute to Debian for many years + now. I am involved in organizing numerous packaging workshops and + other Debian events throughout India. I am also involved in + organizing other free software events like + <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free Software Camp</a>. + </p> + <h2>Why am I contesting?</h2> + <p> + Concerned with the skewed gender ratios within the Free Software + community (and Debian) I am working towards doing whatever I can + to better the situation. How many times did we have a non-(cis)male + candidate for DPL? If I am not wrong, when I contested in 2020, I was + the second non-(cis)male DPL candidate till date. As with my last two + rounds of contesting for DPL (2020 & 2021), this year too my primary + goal of contesting is to bring the diversity issues for discussion. + I believe I was successful in that at-least to a small extend in my + previous rounds. + </p> + <p> + I am aware that Debian is doing things to increase diversity within + Debian, but as we can see, it is not sufficient. I am sad that there + are only two women Debian Developer from a large country like India. + I believe diversity is not something to be discussed only within + Debian-women or Debian-diversity. It should come up for discussion + in each and every aspect of the project. + </p> + <p> + DPL elections is an important activity in our project and I plan to + bring up the topic of diversity for discussion every election till + we have a non-(cis)male DPL. + </p> + <p> + I feel that one effective way to encourage diverse people to + contribute is to have more visibility for diversity already within + the community. As more and more women (both cis and trans), trans + men, and genderqueer people who are already part of the project become + more visible instead of staying hidden in some part of the project, + more gender diverse people will feel comfortable joining our + community. Geographic/ethnic diversity are also important areas + which need attention. + </p> + <h2>What are my plans as DPL</h2> + <h3>1. Diversity</h3> + <p> + Since diversity is my primary focus, let me start with that. + </p> + <h4><b>Diversity budget</b></h4> + <p> + In-spite of spending a good amount of money on diversity, we seem to + not get the expected outcome. My first task as DPL would be to + revisit the existing spending pattern to analyse why and where we + are going wrong. When I say we should focus on diversity, I do not + mean that we should blindly spend money in the name of diversity. + I am personally aware of instances where the diversity budget + expenditure did bad instead of any good. + </p> + <p> + Another thing I would focus with respect to the diversity budget is + to publicise it more so that people who deserve it get to know about + it so that we do not end up spending it just for the sake of spending. + </p> + <h4><b>Diversity activities</b></h4> + <p> + I have heard that Debian-women project did some incredible work in + improving women contributors till it went dormant. Now we have the + Debian-diversity initiative, but this hasn’t gained much momentum + yet. I plan to streamline their activities and if possible have a + delegated team focusing on diversity. The delegated team shall + co-ordinate all the diversity related activities in Debian. This + team will also be involved in the decisions and expenditure of the + diversity budget. + </p> + <h4><b>Local activities</b></h4> + <p> + Debian-localgroups which was conceptualised by our current DPL is a + great idea to promote geographical diversity. I plan to use the + potential of localgroups to organize more local events and have more + diverse people contribute to Debian. + </p> + <h3>2. Outreach</h3> + <p> + My second focus area is outreach activities. I have been working with + the Debian-outreach team for more than 3 years now. I feel outreach + is one important activity which often does not get its due importance. + Our outreach team end up being just co-ordinators for GSoC and Outreachy. + I have a couple of ideas planned out for outreach. + </p> + <h4><b>Debian camp</b></h4> + <p> + Debian camp is a concept that I borrowed from + <a href="https://camp.fsf.org.in/">Free Software Camp</a> for which I was + one of the core organizers. Basically the concept is to have 3-4 + months long online mentorship program. The advantage of a Debian + specific mentorship program is that we can tailor the program according + to our specific needs. + </p> + <p> + There will be two parts for the program. In the first part, the primary + focus will be on the philosophy of Debian (and free software) and why + one should contribute to Debian etc. We can have common sessions on + these topics for the mentees. In the second part, the mentees will work + with mentors on the projects of their choice. + </p> + <p> + In this activity, I plan to have the Debian-outreach team as the + co-ordinators/facilitators who work in collaboration with + Debian-diversity, Debian-localgroups, Debian Academy etc. The + Debian-outreach team will be doing the back-end activities of + organizing, scheduling etc. while other teams will be helping out with + resource persons/mentors/projects etc. I specifically intend to have + Debian-localgroups involved so that we can have localised activities + and not just in English. + </p> + <p> + The question of whether to pay stipend or not could be discussed later + and decided (we did not have stipend for the Free Software Camp and + still it was a success). + </p> + <h4><b>DebConf Boot-camp</b></h4> + <p> + This is an in person camp which can happen during the DebCamp (this + is an idea I borrowed from mollydb). I believe that there is nothing + like in-person mentoring. + </p> + <p> + Often we have new people who attend the DebConf are confused on what + and how to start contributing. This bootstrapping activity can help + them to find directions. I do believe that we have a lot of people + interested to help out with this. Exact plan to have this worked out + can be discussed and decided later. + </p> + <h4><b>Review of current activities</b></h4> + <p> + A thorough review of current outreach activities is long overdue. We + need to examine the effectiveness of our GSoC and Outreachy + participations, what we can do better and what we can do new. + </p> + <h3>3. Community</h3> + <p> + Debian community is a great community. But that does not mean we are + perfect. Some points I would be interested to take up as DPL are: + </p> + <h4><b>Welcoming</b></h4> + <p> + Even when we say we are a welcoming community, for an outsider it + might not appear so. There are a lot of reasons for this. The main + reason being that online communication often leads to miscommunication + and unintended flame wars. As a community, we need to work towards + making Debian more welcoming to all – new comers and old timers alike. + I am very keen on facilitating discussions on this as a DPL. + </p> + <h4><b>Change embracing</b></h4> + <p> + It is often observed that Debian as a community is reluctant to change + most of the time. As a DPL, I would like to develop a culture of + embracing change. I would encourage and facilitate people proposing + new ideas and processes for improvement of Debian. + </p> + <h3>4. Debian as an organisation</h3> + <h4><b>Debian Foundation (?)</b></h4> + <p> + In some of the previous years’ DPL campaigns, having Debian as a + registered organisation has come up. In 2020, Brian Gupta’s platform + focused on forming Debian Foundation and in 2022, Jonathan Carter + mentioned about formal registration of Debian as an organisation. + While organising DebConf23, I had to face some issues because Debian + is not a registered organisation, That is when I started thinking + about this concept seriously. + </p> + <p> + So, as a DPL, I would be definitely interested in exploring the + possibilities, advantages and disadvantages of having Debian + registered. I am not saying that this is my main agenda, but it will + definitely be brought up if I am elected. + </p> + <h4><b>Trusted organisations</b></h4> + <p> + As one of the main responsibilities of DPL is financial management, + I would like to revisit our relationship with the existing trusted + organisations, fund management procedure and if needed, explore the + possibilities of having more TOs to reduce dependency on one or two. + During DebConf23 organising, we had to face numerous fund distribution + issues. Some of it definitely was specific to Indian scenario, but still + I could think of a lot of improvement that can be done with respect to + fund distribution through TOs. + </p> + <h3>5. Financial</h3> + <h4><b>Accounting</b></h4> + <p> + From previous DPLs, I have heard that the current process of accounting + of Debian assets is very complicated. As DPL, I would like to put some + focus on streamlining and automating the accounting process across + different TOs. I am thinking about having some process set up by which + we can have a transparent and upto date asset information available. + </p> + <h3>6. Miscellaneous</h3> + <h4><b> DPL helpers</b> (DPL committee?)</h4> + <p> + I have heard from the previous DPLs that the workload is too huge to be + completed by a single person. During my last round of contesting, + someone suggested the concept of having helpers for DPL. I agree with + the thought process and I intend to have 1-2 people to do some work that + can be offloaded from the DPL workload. This would help in reducing + revert time and increasing efficiency. + </p> + <h2>Time commitment</h2> + <p> + One advantage I have over most of the previous and present DPL + candidates is the amount of time I will be able to commit for my DPL + activities. My work setup is such that I get to decide when and how + much time I work. This means that I can give good priority to the DPL + activities. + </p> + <div class="clr"></div> + </div> |