Position statement for Joshua D. Drake

Name: Joshua D. Drake

Nick: linuxhiker

Background:

PostgreSQL:

Active PostgreSQL Contributor
PostgreSQL SPI Liaison
President of Command Prompt, Inc., a long time PostgreSQL contributor

SPI:

Contributing SPI Member since 2006
PostgreSQL SPI Liaison
Director

General Bits:

I have been an active contributor to the Open Source / Free Software world since 1997. This has taken many forms including but not limited to, founding Open Source non-profits (United States PostgreSQL), serving on SPI board, as well as being an active public speaker, writer and occasional (very occasional) patch submitter.

I am an avid outdoors person and enjoy backpacking, camping, hiking and bouldering. My current intellectual hobby is the feasibility of micro-housing and micro-neighborhoods to assist persistently homeless.

Professional bits:

President and Co-Founder Command Prompt, Inc.
Co-authored O'Reilly's Practical PostgreSQL

Why SPI Board?

I wrote this in 2007:

I would like to see SPI be more than a glorified PayPal. SPI has the potential to be an active and influencing source within the FOSS community. I would actively promote SPI as a way for FOSS projects to become a part of a larger community that is focused on the general well being of not only the project that has joined, but also that projects community.

I think we have largely succeeded in many ways but much more work needs to be done. If reelected my focus will be:

An aggressive increase in the number and quality of associate projects
Getting business items in order such as proper insurance and professional services.
Increasing services to our member projects and working more intimately with member projects to understand their needs better.
Increasing visibility to the general public and Open Source projects
Continuing to increase the availability of educational materials on Open Source and Free Software
Increase the number of contributing members and foster active relationships with those members