[dns-wg] Volunteer list for RIPE DNS working group chair

Joe,

On 2018-09-25 02:01, Joe Abley wrote:
> On Sep 24, 2018, at 13:55, Shane Kerr <shane at time-travellers.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hello DNS working group,
>>
>> The nomination period for the RIPE DNS working group chair selection
>> finished yesterday. We had a single volunteer, Dave Knight.
> 
> Dave is clearly the right person for the job, quite aside from also
> being the only available option :-)

[chair hat off]

I think so too!

>> Please offer whatever support (or opposition) you have for Dave on the list.
> 
> This is a bit of a strange process. When your choice is reduced to a
> single well-qualified option, is it not possible just to skip to the
> end?

[chair hat on]

We did not consider the case where only a single volunteer would come 
forward, nor the case where no volunteers came forward. I know we do not 
need to be too strict, but I would prefer not to change the selection 
process in the middle. I do not think that any harm is done by following it.

[chair hat off]

Even in the case where only a single option is available, allowing the 
working group to show support reinforces the legitimacy of the 
volunteer, both to the outside world and to the working group itself. It 
is quite possible that a candidate could come forward which made working 
group participants uneasy, and having a chance to say so seems useful to me.

>> Thank you Dave for volunteering!
> 
> I would suggest everybody buy him a beer in Amsterdam, but that seems
> like it would be an awful lot of beer for one person.

I hear Dave also likes cola, and I think that he is there for DNS 
OARC/CENTR too, so we can spread the love around in various ways. 😉

Cheers,

--
Shane