Re: GDP Leadership

[Alexander Kirillov <kirillov math sunysb edu>]

>From all of the GNOME documenters and users - thanks to John for the
great job he has been doing! Good luck with your book idea - if you need
any help with proofreading or editing, you know where to ask :), but
hope you will still be active in GDP. 

And yes, Shaun gets my vote for the leader, should we decide that we
need some kind of vote (unlikely). Florida 2000 showed to all of us that
voting is by far more farcical than even "strange men lying in ponds
distributing swords". So I'll try to do my share by helping Shaun with
release management.

Sasha

On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 23:17, John Fleck wrote:
> Folks -
> 
> With GNOME 2.4 completed, I would like to step down as GDP coordinator.
> I've a book idea I'd like to explore, and to do it right I need to shed
> some GNOME responsibility. I'm not leaving, but I need to scale back.
> 
> I would like to recommend Shaun McCance as the new GDP coordinator. He
> has quickly and effectively taken over much of the most important work
> already, providing our technical infrastructure with the energetic and
> competent love it has so needed. Shaun has a lot of good ideas, and I
> think he's in a position to help us all move forward.
> 
> We do not have a formal process for succession, so perhaps a discussion
> here might be in order. Or I could, my arm clad in the purest shimmering
> samite, hold aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water signifying by
> Divine Providence that he, Shaun, is to carry Excalibur. Whatever.
> 
> Serving as GDP Fearless Leader has been a hoot. Thanks for the
> privilege.
> 
> Cheers,
> John