Re: GDP Leadership

[John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net>]

Hearing cheerful support and no dissent, I'd like to congratulate Shaun
on being our new fearless leader.

/me bows respectfully.

Cheers,
John

On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 12:09, Alexander Kirillov wrote:
> >>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
> 
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