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On Thu, 31 May 2007 03:35:20 +0200 |
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"Bryan Østergaard" <kloeri@g.o> wrote: |
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> It's with a bit of sadness but also a bit of relief that I'm finally |
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> retiring from |
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> Gentoo. |
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> I've been a Gentoo developer for nearly 4 years now and I like to at |
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> least pretend that I've made some important contributions to Gentoo |
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> during that time. I've had a lot of fun but my frustrations have |
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> grown these past several months and I've been entertaining the idea |
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> about retiring from Gentoo for probably 6 months now. The past couple |
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> months the desire to leave Gentoo have become much stronger and I |
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> think it's finally time for me and Gentoo to go our separate ways. |
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> I think I've put my "fingerprint" on Gentoo in quite a few important |
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> ways but lately I've come to the realization that I probably can't do |
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> any more for Gentoo. No matter how hard I try fighting for what I |
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> feel is right we seem to end up with petty fights, flamewars or what |
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> I consider even worse - people simply ignore what I'm working hard |
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> towards. |
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> So I think it's high time that I leave the project and start looking |
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> for another project where I can contribute something important and |
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> not just try to keep afloat in a project that I seem to be at odds |
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> with to an ever increasing degree. |
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> I'll try to reach all the projects I'm leaving over the next few days |
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> and see if I can pass on my work in a reasonable manner. I probably |
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> won't be around much on irc but if you really need to contact me you |
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> can do so at bryan.ostergaard@×××××.com. |
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> Good luck to all of you and may Gentoo development be as much fun for |
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> you as it used to be for me. |
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> Best regards, |
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> Bryan Østergaard |
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Sad to see you go... 'tis gonna be strange without you around... |
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Best of luck with whatever you go to do next. |
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welp |