[$] openSUSE's board turmoil

Like many larger free-software projects, openSUSE has an elected board that is charged with handling various non-technical tasks: organizing events,dealing with conduct issues, managing the project's money, etc. Sitting onsuch a board is usually a relatively low-profile activity; developmentcommunities tend to pay more attention to technical contributions thanother types of service. Every now and then, though, board-related issuesburst into prominence; that is the case now in the openSUSE project, whichwill be holding a special election after the abrupt resignation ofone-third of its board.