results of the annual election of the leader of the Debian project. 378 developers took part in the voting, which is 37% of all participants with the right to vote (last year turnout was 33%, the year before 30%). This year in the elections four candidates for leadership. Sam Hartman won).
Sam joined the project in 2000 and got his start by preparing packages with Kerberos. Later, he was involved in maintaining and creating packages related to encryption. In his day job, Sam has been involved in the development of Kerberos and while working on the used Debian as a platform to test the implementation of new security mechanisms in operating systems. For several years, Sam served as Chief Technologist at the MIT Kerberos Consortium and was Director of Security at (Internet Engineering Taskforce). Of personal interests, DJing is noted, including Sam developing his own software for DJs.
Among the main goals that the new leader will try to achieve is the creation of conditions for people to enjoy spending their time participating in Debian life. To achieve this goal, it is planned to make processes and interactions simple, efficient and understandable, increase the attractiveness of the project for new participants, ensure that a friendly atmosphere in the community and mutual understanding are maintained, regardless of the final decisions made and the approval or rejection of certain ideas.
Source: opennet.ru