Foundation BAC: Election for Distributions’ Delegate
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Select the Distributions’ Delegate for the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the OpenSSL Foundation. This advisory is important in enhancing our governance structure, ensuring that decisions reflect the diverse stakeholders involved and that our Mission and Values remain aligned with the community’s needs.
Only one vote per distribution will be counted, regardless of the number of individuals participating. If multiple votes are cast by a distribution for different candidates, the candidate with the highest number of votes will be deemed the distribution’s choice. This approach ensures equal representation across all groups and fairness in the decision-making process.
Your participation is essential in shaping OpenSSL’s future and ensuring that the voice of the distributions is effectively represented.
Poll Created Thu 5 Dec 2024 12:27PM
Foundation BAC Distributions' Election Closed Sun 15 Dec 2024 11:00PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent election. We’re pleased to share that the election for the Distributions seat in the OpenSSL Foundation BAC has resulted in a tie between Dmitry Belyavsky (Red Hat) and John Haxby (Oracle).
The result was normalized in accordance with our community election policy to ensure fairness and equal representation across all distributions: only one vote per distribution was counted, regardless of the number of individuals participating.
Below is a table with the adjusted results:
Option |
% of points |
Voters |
Dmitry Belyavsky - Red Hat |
50% |
3 |
John Haxby - Oracle |
50% |
3 |
None of the Above |
0% |
0 |
The Election Committee will be informing the community on the next steps in the upcoming days.
Results
| Results | Option | % of points | Voters | |||
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John Haxby - Oracle | 55.6% | 5 | |||
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Dmitry Belyavsky - Red Hat | 44.4% | 4 | |||
| None of the Above | 0.0% | 0 | ||||
| Undecided | 0% | 12 |
9 of 21 people have participated (42%)
Election Committee Thu 5 Dec 2024 12:27PM
Nominee: John Haxby
Statement
I have been involved with the Oracle Linux distribution since early 2008. My early involvement with OpenSSL was backporting fixes to the distro's version of the openssl package and I've long been, and continue to be, concerned with how openssl fits in with the distro eco-system.
I'm often the "go to" person for anything to do with Linux and my colleagues at Oracle saw me as the natural choice to represent the Oracle Linux distribution. Beyond that, I've been a developer on Unix and Linux for over four decades and my wide-ranging operating system and distro knowledge provides a solid background in the distro eco-system.
Igor Seletskiy Thu 5 Dec 2024 2:30PM
Can we know which company each nominee represents? I presume John represents Oracle.
Who does Dmitry represents?
Anton Arapov Thu 5 Dec 2024 2:59PM
@Igor Seletskiy You're absolutely right - I've updated the poll to include the companies the candidates represent.
Election Committee · Thu 5 Dec 2024 12:27PM
Nominee: Dmitry Belyavsky
Statement
Dmitry Belyavsky has been an active participant in the OpenSSL Technical Committee over the past year, demonstrating excellent technical understanding of the OpenSSL library. His arguments are consistently well-reasoned and supported by data. Additionally, his role within a corporation that extensively uses OpenSSL provides him with valuable insight, combining technical expertise with a business perspective. This combination makes him a strong candidate to help guide the project’s future in the industry.