Subj : Future Applications
To   : Flavio Bessa
From : Fred Riccio
Date : Mon Dec 11 2017 07:38 am

Hello Flavio!

FB>         I just would like to be able to contribute in the future, and
FB> was asking for guidance on what to read, in order to understand the
FB> role and maybe be a candidate for future terms :)

The documents that start with fta- will tell you about the role.  They can be
found at ftsc.org or grab yourself a copy of ftsc-all.zip the next time it
comes around in the file echos.  They are also available at the address in my
origin line by WaZoo file request.


The words below have been included in the "call for nominations" posting in
this echo for at least the last two elections.  They may be of some help to
you.

> Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
> practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create
> standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet practise evolves and when
> it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC documentation.
> Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who wish to join the
> FTSC in order to "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment.
> Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the technical manual, we do
> not design the machine. To avoid disappointment, sysops interested in
> joining the FTSC are strongly advised to read the following documents:

> http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.002
> http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007

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