After giving the matter some thought I have decided that I will not be
running for the Squeak Oversight Board again this year. I need to spend
more time developing my business. Anyone who is at all interested in
running for the Oversight Board this year should start soon as the
election is only about a month away.
Also, I've decided that it's time to pass the Box-Admins team leader
reins on to someone else. I took over from Cees de Groot sometime in
2005 and overall I've enjoyed the job. But as mentioned above I need to
reclaim some time and this task could use some new blood. While I
generally have had sufficient technical skills, my social skills are not
so great and I have done poorly at delegating. While there are a few
people like Cees, Göran Krampe, and Marcus Denker around when I really
need help (witness events last October), by and large I've tended to do
the job on my own. This is not a great idea and I suggest anyone
considering the job plan to try harder to actually have an active team
than I have. I would be happy to talk to anyone interested and explain
the situation in more detail.
I don't intend to just disappear. First of all I'm willing to continue
as the Box-Admins team leader until as late as June 1st, 2010. I
imagine it may take some time to find someone with sufficient interest,
time, and ability. And I will likely continue as a team member past
that date and intend to be reachable by email or other contact info on
my Swiki page on into the future.
Ken Causey
