[GRASS-PSC] GRASS PSC elections 2026 - Candidate Statement: Vaclav Petras

[Vaclav Petras]

Dear GRASS community,

I work at the Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University. I've
been a member of the Core Development Team since 2012 and of the PSC since
2016. My recent major code contribution to GRASS is the new Python API,
grass.tools. All my commits together touched over 60% of the current files
[1], which include bulk maintenance changes such as indentation.

On the PSC, I proposed the motion to adopt the new logo and branding [2]. I
have been the treasurer since December 2023, and while I have executed many
reimbursements and helped secure funds for events, I have always been
behind.

As a PSC member, I will support fundraising campaigns and vote for funding
contributor meetings. I will also support changes which help people and
companies offering commercial GRASS services.

In any case, I plan to work on using AI for the benefit of the project and
to collaborate more closely with other projects, such as QGIS. If not
elected, I will focus on my role as a Core Development Team member.

Best,
Vaclav

[1] echo "scale=1; 100 * $(git log --author=wenzeslaus --no-renames
--pretty=format: --name-only | sort -u | comm -12 - <(git ls-files | sort)
| wc -l) / $(git ls-files | wc -l)" | bc
[2] https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/PSC#Motions
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