Hi Ken -
Like everyone else all I can say is thank you so much for all your service! You've been one of the main driving forces behind a lot of activity in the community that's often not visible - making sure the boxes are running, making sure the meetings stay on topic, making sure we're making progress with the SFC.
I'm very sad that you're not running for the board again but you've certainly earned every right to a bit of spare time for your own interests :-)
Cheers, - Andreas
Ken Causey wrote:
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