I was reding this:

"If at any time fewer than four (4) nominees remain after the
nomination period for either the Foundation Council or the Board of Directors, the nomination period
for that body shall be extended by least seven (7) days, and a second announcement of election shall blabla"

That is why I thought this could work out but maybe I misunderstod something.

Ah, thanks. Missed that one. (FX: red ears)

well, FWIW:
7 out of 9+ candidates will get elected.
if less than 9 then
5 out of 6-8 will get elected
if less than 6 then
3 out of 4-5 will get elected

/j

So I hope that I can run and let us finish the businnes

Edit:

Just to be clear - I would like to nominate myself. I have already sent the message to mailing list.

Edit 2:

Here is the mail from mailing list:

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I decided to self-nominate. Here's what I wrote to maemo-community@maemo.org:
Here's what I got from maemo-community-bounces@maemo.org:
Hope this is somehow valid.

Just to keep the above post as is... but I should mention all my maemo-related accounts, so here they are:
TMO
maemo
garage

I've added a brief introduction of myself to my candidate declaration:
I am self-employed in the domain of videoproduction, mainly as a cameraman.
In april 2012 I purchased a N9, my first linux device and you can imagine I needed some help with it. So I joined the maemo community and what I've found here instantly comprised me. Since then I am a daily visitor of the forum and later on agreed to help maintaining the wiki.
So my practical experience with Linux and IT in general is limited, but I think it's not the most important thing for a position like this. I do believe though that a healthy common sense about what is good for the community is invaluable.
I toss my hat in the ring basically to make sure this election actually can be held now and because I believe the actual BoD needs to be replaced in order to serve the community, as it deserves much better.

Let me answer some questions that came up on TMO:

Where do you see maemo.org in 1 year? In 5 years?

• A year ahead, I'd expect the community at least as vibrant as today. We still get new members every day and I believe many maemo + meego users will stay faithful. And if our Harmattan-devices will run sailfish OS and probably even vice versa, there is a promissing 5 years perspective IMO.

What do see you as the primary role for the Hildon Foundation Board of Directors?

• Actually the HiFo-page states "The Hildon Foundation is a nonprofit organization elected by the Maemo Community to handle community oversight and infrastructure."
  I'd change it to something like "The Hildon Foundation is a nonprofit organization elected by the Maemo Community to represent it for legal and other official practices and to preserve the maemo.org infrastructure."

How do you envision the relationship between the Hildon Foundation Board of Directors and the Hildon Foundation Council/Maemo Community Council?

• As maemo.org now is completely community-driven and represented by the council, I believe the BoD should provide service for community/council demands where needed. Close collaboration is a requirement here.

Are you able to attend board meetings at least monthly?

• Well, as a freelancer you can never tell exactly till date closes, besides that I gladly am ;-)

Do you own a Maemo device? do you (regularly) use a Maemo device? Are you at all interested in Maemo and its community?

• Despite feeling a bit under-equipped here with one N9, I'm a happy camper. There actually is no alternative for me and this community with it's spirit just fascinates me. And I realized that everybody not only can, but needs to do something to actually keep this great community alive'n kickin. Like you and me, remember this little story?

What kind of collaboration do you expect to see from Nokia, to ensure survival of the most important assets?

• Some serious collaboration can't be expected I guess, because the relation seems quite screwed. But I do hope the contract once figured or somehow adjusted can finally be set effective. Though chances are low, I'd support any attempts to gain Harmattan assets wherever possible. Oh, and one fine day Nokia will give Meego a 2nd chance, acquire Jolla and we lived happily ever after... :-)

Kind regards

10 secret chars

LMAO, which director is which?

Thanks HtheB. It's annoying enough to have to deal with politics and vote, but luckily Felis Catus helps ease the mind a bit. But I would like to know who is who as well!

RE: emails awaiting moderator approval...

I can't find it now, but it was noted somewhere that this happened if the email address used is not subscribed to the mailing list.


Anyway, thanks to those who've put names forward or have accepted nomination for election.