[The following message is being submitted twice, once with attachments and once without for spatial consideration of some users - John]
Greetings all! I apologize in advance for my recent silence, I have been pulling 70 hour work weeks in preparation for an upcoming e-commerce project at work. What free time I have had I have been spending on the topic of this email. I hope to make (what will be for me) tomorrow morning's meeting, but fate and physical state will determine my alertness at the time :) As promised, I have composed a restructuring proposal that encompasses the three points I consider to be the overwhelming topic of conversation on this thread as of late: finding our niche, determining leadership, and bridging the gap between what is foreseen as the entities we should have a relationship with (Canonical and the LoCos). I apologize for not sharing this earlier, but it has been a work in progress up until literally moments ago. I submit it here in advance for your consideration when thinking about the future of the Marketing Team. The proposal will be submitted in a variety of formats, as it was written in a Google Doc. If the document is not in a format parsed properly for you, please let me know and I will rectify the situation ASAP. If you would like to view it online, please go to: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg523cct_41d8t388r5 We all want the same thing, and I am sure we all have great ideas about how to go about it. We've spent weeks mapping out our wants and our perceived needs and tomorrow we shall hopefully have some direction. My hope is that the choices we make moving forward are about achieving actionable goals rather than politicking about the planning cycle. At a certain point, someone has to step up and separate the signal from the noise and make things happen. I would ask that my proposal stand apart from any consideration of appointment considered in the future direction of the team, but it can be assumed that similar output could be expected of me if you were to trust me in a position of need or responsibility. I am a firm believer of rapid, intense planning on a large scale and breaking projects up into reasonable tasks that can be delegated and measured. A team can only work so well as each part of the overall machine. Therefore, I volunteer myself for your consideration of the leadership or council role of the Marketing Team. I believe that there is a great deal of talent and leadership within this group that can be channeled to achieve great benefits for the Ubuntu Community. I feel that with my direction, I can help our team harness those abilities and develop a strong group capable of delivering what we expect from the future of the marketing team. If anyone has any questions about this or my following proposal, please do not hesitate to contact me. I may be in the current mode of "working late, sleeping late" due to my familial responsibilities, but I assure you that I am always open to hearing what you have to say. Thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy the following proposal. John Vilsack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proposal viewable at Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg523cct_41d8t388r5
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