Merge "Sylvain Bauza candidacy for Nova Bobcat PTL"

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+Hey Nova and Placement folks,
+
+Despite me saying that Antelope would have been my last cycle as PTL, I have to
+fight the evidence : our project needs more contributors and we're struggled by
+our current dynamics. That's why I'm hereby proposing to act as PTL for this
+Bobcat release.
+
+When looking at the mirror, we tried a couple of things te lower the entry
+barrier in order to contribute to the Nova/Placement community :
+- we had a productive meet-and-greet session at the Berlin summit
+- we introduced a Review-Priority Gerrit label for identifying upstream interest
+- people volunteered for upstream bug triage on a weekly basis
+- we tried to minimize merge conflicts by ordering API changes
+
+Those different efforts worked pretty well for helping the Nova project to get
+more hands willing to solve problems, but it didn't helped that far the
+reviewing dynamics. Yes, we not only need contributors that contribute but we
+also need contributors that review what others contribute.
+During this Bobcat cycle, I'll propose a couple of incentives in that direction.
+
+This release is also special because it will be our first 'not-SLURP' [1] one.
+As a PTL, I'll take an attention to track all the developments so we can
+identify the necessary knobs in order to make this 'skipped' release a painless
+experience for our operators.
+
+Last but certainly not the least, the recent weeks showed us how fragile we are
+when our Zuul gate gets cold. I'll continue to propose help, support and
+visibility for our beloved firefighters that dig into those problems, including
+the stable branches which are crucial for many consumers of those branches.
+
+
+Anyway, nothing can happen magically, we need hands.
+Thanks,
+-Sylvain
+
+[1] https://governance.openstack.org/tc/resolutions/20220210-release-cadence-adjustment.html