On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Stefano Mazzocchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People, > > the last 6 months of my life have been hectic to say the least: a new > (purchased) house, two weddings in two different countries (that's what > happens when gas prices are high and it's better to fly you around than a > bunch of other people) and a new job.
:-) > It is not without regret that I admit I haven't been paying much attention > to my duties as vice president of the corporation in relation to this > project. Sure, I've written the board reports where they were due and I've > read and replied to all emails on this list that I felt I needed to reply, > but the latest 'crypto'-related threads made me realize that not only this > project is very low priority for me, but that it's neither responsible nor > safe, for myself and for the entire foundation, that I take my role this > lightly. > > My stepping down is not a political statement, or a statement on the health > or the future of labs or the foundation; it's merely a (sad) admission that > my time is limited (even more than before) and that my life is now different > and that I see myself going for a walk with my dog and my wife, instead of > spending time thinking about apache or how to improve it. I don't feel > ashamed for it, actually I feel rather relieved: there has always been a > sort of distorted tangy compulsive taste in my apache involvement and I'm > glad that it's now gone, even if that decreases my ability to push things > forward. > > Now, my last act as chair will be put down a candidate for my successor in > front of the PMC to vote. This does not mean that others can't step up and > nominate themselves or get nominated by others, but it's just a way to start > rolling the dice. > > I would like to nominate Bernd Fondermann as PMC chair of Apache Labs. He's > been one of the most active committers on the labs repository and certainly > one of those who took most advantage of the spirit with which Labs was > created. I'd be very happy if he decided to accept my nomination. +1 seconded > After stepping down from the chair, I will remain as part of the PMC and > will retain the PI status of the labs that I currently run (even without > much activity). > > Thanks for your understanding. thanks for all your hard work in all the projects over all the years (hopefully this won't be the last time i say that to you ;-) - robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
