Hi Erik, your contribution to the OpenLayers project has been very valuable, and it's a shame to see you leave for now.
But I can understand your reasoning. Thanks again and hope to see you back in the not too far future! Best regards, Bart > Dear Dev, > > It has always been our goal to try to maintain a diverse Project Steering > Committee (PSC), composed of people representing different interests, > nationalities, skill sets, companies, etc. As a member of the committee, I > think that what I have brought to the table is some sort of blend of an > outsider's perspective and a taskmaster's whip. It has worked out pretty > well and we've all been very successful and had a really good time working > together to make OpenLayers the project that it is today. > > For the last year or so, though, I've been working at a new job with a > startup company building software for the hotel industry. As I feared > would > be the case when I took the job, I have barely had enough free time to > comb > my hair, let alone participate hobby-style in the OpenLayers community. > > I'm still on the lists and read them periodically, but the reality is that > I > just don't have the bandwidth to keep up to date with the project > developments to the degree that is really necessary to be a helpful member > of the community, let alone a functional member of the PSC. > > When I saw the posts going by for the 2.9 release, it dawned on me how > very > disconnected I had gotten from the project, and it occurred to me that it > might be a good time to step down from the PSC. > Though my outsider's perspective remains stronger than ever, my utility as > a > taskmaster is undeniably marginalized when a full-blown release > essentially > happens right under my nose without me noticing it. > > The other thing we've tried to do with the PSC is keep it small and > manageable. In the interest of the health and vitality of the project, it > seems like now would be a good time to abdicate my seat on the PSC so that > someone who has more time and energy might step up and contribute more > than > I can right now. My hunch is that a quick scan of list posts and checkins > could produce a pretty good short list of candidates, but for now, I think > that's something better dealt with in a separate thread. :-) > > Anyways, "it isn't goodbye it's see you later", so no drama necessary. > Thanks to everyone for putting up with me and helping me out all these > years. OpenLayers is a fantastic piece of software and I'm honored to be a > line or two in its short but sweet (and growing) history. > > Cheers, > Erik > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > Dev@openlayers.org > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list Dev@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
