Thank you for everything. I got lucky with linux in the sense that I
didn't have a long stint till the time I found Arch. Its been on my
computer since 2004 and in a year all my family started using it.
Thank you for a great distribution, Judd.
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.
>
>
> - Judd
>
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