Possibly :-)
It started as a joke at last DebConf, with my (naked or dressed ...)
-room mates spreading that rumor, which has quickly involved other
-friends. Then the idea grows into me ... and now here I am. (IOW: I'm
-pretending I'm not entirely guilty of inflicting another platform to
-be read.)
+room mates spreading that rumor. Then the idea grows into me ... and
+now here I am. (IOW: I'm pretending I'm not entirely guilty of
+inflicting another platform to be read.)
Apparently we are just two candidates: me and the "ticket"
[Steve](http://blog.einval.com/)-[Luk](http://zomers.be/~luk/blog/index.html).
For the moment I've to spare [[a page|hacking/debian/dpl-2009]] where
-I will collect "live" material about the election, and a couple of
-feelings:
-
-* Sending the nomination mail is embarrassing: we are used to do only
- technical stuff in Debian, declaring our will of taking care for a
- while of our non-technical issues ain't easy.
-
-* Preparing a platform is an intriguing experience: whining about our
- problems is a thing, trying to dilute them in an organized list and
- think about long term solutions is a totally different one. Try
- writing your "platform" even if you are not candidate, even if there
- are no DPL elections around (as
+I will collect material about the election, and a couple of feelings:
+
+* Sending the [nomination
+ mail](http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2009/03/msg00004.html) is
+ embarrassing: we are used to do only technical stuff in Debian,
+ declaring our will of taking care for a while of our non-technical
+ issues ain't easy.
+
+* Preparing a platform is an intriguing experience. Whining about our
+ problems is a thing. Trying to dilute them in an organized list, and
+ think about long term solutions is a totally different one. I
+ suggest to try writing your own "platform" even if you are not
+ candidate, and even when there are no DPL elections around (as
[Joey](http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/) and
[HE](http://gonzo.dicp.de/~he/blog/) did a while ago, IIRC, in the
form of blog posts). It can be a rewarding exercise.
-My platform has been submitted to the secretary, and is [[now
-available|hacking/debian/dpl-2009/platform.html]].
+Version 1.0 of my platform has been submitted to the secretary, and is
+now [[available from my homepage|hacking/debian/dpl-2009/platform.html]].
If you have questions, for me or the other candidates, just post them
on [`-vote`](http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/): campaigning has
-just started and will be fun, I hope!
+just started, I'm confident it will be fun!
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