Hi, dear Sawfish users. I step down from "an active developer." I still subscribe this mailing list, but I don't read all. If you want an attention, please cc: to me. (My git remote still points to gnome.) I can kill wiki spams.
I can't tell the future, but I don't think I'll be as active again as I used to. Maybe I'll pick up some of interesting features by mmc. Firefox 4 seems to flicker more than 3.x, and I'd like a fix, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'll do it. As a Japanese, let me here express my greatest gratitude for all help to the tsunami and earthquake sufferes[1] from all over the world. I haven't done anything for earthquakes and tsunamis in Taiwan, Turkey, Indic Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Chile, China, Haiti, etc[2]. But many in these region, too, not to mention others, have acted for them. I'm sorry I can't correctly thank you and all. And our nuclear power plant. I'm sorry. I guess you've heard what failed, but it's important, so let me repeat: Public agencies like ministries are corrupt, together with elected politicians and power supplier companies. In Japan, this triangle is everywhere. For example, transition of traffic lights to LEDs from bulbs were delayed much. Why? Because only companies which maintain signal lights are those which "hire" retired policemen. Huh? But it's true. Once it's LED, these companies lose contracts. So the police didn't allow this new movement. We now see LEDs, so they must have "solved" the issue, but I don't know how. (To be fair: Japanese policemen rarely, if not never, strike citizens.) A higher official retired from the Economy & Industry Ministry months ago, and was hired as an "advisor" by TEPCO, the electrity supplier which owns Fukushima. If there hadn't been the accident, he would have been "promoted" to the vice president in a year or so. Splendid. Ah - Fukushima is a really attractive region. That the name is poluted is also a big shame. The Ministry is supposed to supervise the electricity companies, but they don't put strict, but rational regulations because it'll be expensive -> their salaries there might be less -> no reason. "Ok, if it doesn't happen while I'm there, I won't be blamed. The earthquake once per 1000 years? I can safely ignore it." Your countries may be similar, but remember, eventually you have to pay for it. It WILL happen. "Ok, you're right, I really agree, but I can be kind of exempted, no? It's really tiny, and..." No. The nuke power plant corruption story still continues much more, but let me stop here. After all, you have to solve your local problems to improve your life, not Japan's. I'm not clearly pro nor con to nuke-power generation, but I can affirm that in Japan the power is in the hand of those who can't handle it. They haven't trained themselves for emergencies, because "it is safe." - "Why can you say it's safe?" - "Because it's safe." In Japan, safety is a religion (or a sect), not accumulation of facts. Sigh. Anyway I thank you again for your heartfelt sympathy. The entire issue is so big and I can't express well. Teika (Teika kazura) [1] They don't shiver awfully any more, but it still sometimes get cold. Their days and nights are still difficult. Carbohydrate is not short, (I understand many on the earth don't have enough) but vitamins and iron is. Ports are terrible. Ships are gone. Vast farming fields are under sea. Families. Houses. Often survivors regret "Why was it I who survived?" Life in refuge shelters is tough. [2] The world has deserted Iraq, (not only US and its dogs including Japan, but France, Germany and Russia have done anything? NEVER.) Sudan, Afghan, Pakistan. Many dictators are still there. Greedy Wall Street hasn't received what it deserves. Lybia.
