openSUSE:Board Election 2024 Platform Ish Sookun

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Platform

Note: This page is used by the candidate of the board election as a platform to show his views and answer some standard questions.

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Introduction

Hello! I am Ish Sookun, a Linux enthusiast and openSUSE user from Mauritius, a small island located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. I work as a Systems Architect at a media company.

My native language is Mauritian Kreol, but I am also fluent in English, French, and Hindi (हिंदी).

Contributions

  • Joined the openSUSE Project as an Ambassador and later served as a Local Coordinator during the active years of the program.
  • Joined the Election Committee in 2018 and have been helping in organising openSUSE Elections since.
  • Joined the Membership Committee in 2024.
  • Manage the openSUSE mirror in Mauritius.

Conferences

I presented at the below mentioned conferences:

  • openSUSE Conference 2019, Nuremberg, Germany - openSUSE MicroOS in Production
  • Africa Internet Summit 2019, Kampala, Uganda - openSUSE MicroOS
  • openSUSE Asia Summit 2019, Bali, Indonesia - openSUSE MicroOS
  • openSUSE + LibreOffice Virtual Conference (oSLO 2020) - Getting started with Podman
  • openSUSE Conference 2022 (Remote) - Authenticating open source cloud applications with LDAP
  • openSUSE Conference 2023 - Building Linux mirrors in Africa

The complete list of presentations at openSUSE Conferences is available on events.opensuse.org. I also frequently present at meetups and conferences in Mauritius, the most prominent ones being the annual Developers Conference and the GDG DevFest.

Why vote for me?

I consider myself a foot soldier, doing the essentials tasks that contribute to a larger mission. As a member of the Board, I believe this same spirit is vital, taking on responsibilities and ensuring that they are completed effectively.

Currently, smaller openSUSE communities exist in various parts of Asia, South America, Mauritius, and not much in Africa. These communities are often operating in isolation. My goal is to empower these communities, help them grow, overcome language barriers, and foster greater upstream contributions.

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