Re: [gentoo-dev] Bye Gentoo!

[Peter Weller]

On Thu, 31 May 2007 03:35:20 +0200
"Bryan Østergaard" <kloeri@g.o> wrote:

> It's with a bit of sadness but also a bit of relief that I'm finally
> retiring from
> Gentoo.
>
> I've been a Gentoo developer for nearly 4 years now and I like to at
> least pretend that I've made some important contributions to Gentoo
> during that time. I've had a lot of fun but my frustrations have
> grown these past several months and I've been entertaining the idea
> about retiring from Gentoo for probably 6 months now. The past couple
> months the desire to leave Gentoo have become much stronger and I
> think it's finally time for me and Gentoo to go our separate ways.
>
> I think I've put my "fingerprint" on Gentoo in quite a few important
> ways but lately I've come to the realization that I probably can't do
> any more for Gentoo. No matter how hard I try fighting for what I
> feel is right we seem to end up with petty fights, flamewars or what
> I consider even worse - people simply ignore what I'm working hard
> towards.
>
> So I think it's high time that I leave the project and start looking
> for another project where I can contribute something important and
> not just try to keep afloat in a project that I seem to be at odds
> with to an ever increasing degree.
>
> I'll try to reach all the projects I'm leaving over the next few days
> and see if I can pass on my work in a reasonable manner. I probably
> won't be around much on irc but if you really need to contact me you
> can do so at bryan.ostergaard@×××××.com.
>
> Good luck to all of you and may Gentoo development be as much fun for
> you as it used to be for me.
>
> Best regards,
> Bryan Østergaard

Sad to see you go... 'tis gonna be strange without you around... 
Best of luck with whatever you go to do next.

welp