On 10/1/07, Judd Vinet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > It's been awhile since I poked my head out to say hi, and now that I > have, it with an air of finality. > > I plan to step down as leader of Arch Linux and pass the torch. The > reason for this is that I do not have the time to devote towards a > leadership role in a project the size of Arch Linux, and Arch deserves > someone who does. It needs some work, it needs some unification, and > it needs someone at the helm who can devote a lot of time to it. > > This has been a very successful project, and I'd like to stay in it in > some facet, but not as the leader. Arch has met all my hopes and > goals from way back in 2001, and I think it's in a ripe position for > someone else to extend those goals and to map out a future for the > distribution. > > I've given it a lot of thought, and based on the state of things, > all-round competencies, initiatives, and willingness, I would like to > pass this leadership role on to Aaron Griffin, also known as Phrakture > on IRC and the forums. > > He's a good jack-of-all-trades and has the time necessary for a project > such as this. Please join me in welcoming him as our new Arch > Overlord. :) > > Though I will still be around for discussions and anything else I can > do for Arch (within my feeble time constraints), I feel this is the > time to say Goodbye, at least as leader. I will still be around as > Arch's Number One Cheerleader, but not as its visionary. > > To Developers and Community: Thank you so very very much. You've helped > build something that has changed my life in many ways and I look back > on the years with a fondness and admiration, still a bit incredulous at > all the talent that has formed around Arch Linux. We have much to be > proud of. > > Thank you all for the last 6 years, and cheers to a bright future > together.
Wow, I feel bombarded with Judd today. Two entries in my feed reader, one in my mail. I know we already talked about this in private, but I want to really thank you for all the work you've done. I remember when I first found Linux. I hopped around from all kinds of distros. I think my longest stints were with SuSe and gentoo, oddly enough. I just couldn't find anything that I "liked". And then, by sheer chance, I happened upon Arch and.... well, I guess we all know how it went from there. I earned my linux tenure, as it were, here with a lot of you people. (I think I'm still rocking the "Number 1 Poster" on the forums, though I rarely visit them anymore - 7058 posts, oh my!) I think most of us have found a sort of home here with Arch. With what you created. And for that, I really do thank you. One of these days, I owe ya a beer. And thanks everyone for the support. It's nice to know I didn't piss off too many people, but, hey, the night is still young! - Aaron _______________________________________________ arch mailing list arch@archlinux.org http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
