Re: Ten Years of Team Leadership

[Phil Bull <philbull gmail com>]

Ten years?! That went by quickly. Thanks Shaun for everything you've 
done for the team, and for GNOME in general -- it's been a lot of fun, 
and I'm really glad to have shared part of that time with you and the 
other super-awesome docs peeps.

And Kat is an excellent person to take over the role! I just know she'll 
do an awesome job. (I assume you got her to sign for her ten-year stint 
in blood, as is traditional?)

Quack.

Phil

On 09/23/2013 01:46 PM, Shaun McCance wrote:
> Ten years ago today, our once and future king John Fleck appointed me
> the new leader of the GNOME documentation team:
>
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-doc-list/2003-September/msg00043.html
>
> It's been an adventurous ten years. For a long while, we had almost no
> team, and our documentation was terribly out of date. But we picked
> ourselves up, and we reinvented our team and what we do. Thanks to Phil,
> Jim, Paul, and Milo for being there. I don't think we'd be where we are
> today if it weren't for your hard work.
>
> That was five years ago. Today we have a very active team that gets an
> amazing amount of work done. We have a friendly and welcoming community.
> Our developers are move active in documentation than ever before. And we
> are in many ways on the cutting edge of what's happening in the tech
> comm industry. I'm proud of where our team is today. I'm proud of all of
> you for getting us there.
>
> Ten years is long enough. It's time I stepped back and let somebody else
> take charge. I'm not leaving. I'll continue to be an active member of
> the community, and I'll continue to develop the tools. We need somebody
> with the time and energy to coach new contributors, to keep track of
> what everybody is doing, and to be active with the broader GNOME
> community.
>
> I believe that person is Ekaterina Gerasimova. She's already doing all
> these things and more. She understands our team and how to get stuff
> done. And she's just an awesome person to be around. Thanks Kat for all
> your hard work, and for agreeing to take on this role.
>
> Ten years ago, John said this:
>
>      Serving as GDP Fearless Leader has been a hoot.
>      Thanks for the privilege.
>
> I couldn't have put it better myself.
>
> Thanks,
> Shaun
>
>
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