Hi Ken and all!

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.

Yeah... I really need to get cracking at the election.

> 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.

You have done a fantastic job. It is just natural to let someone else 
step up/in. I myself don't have much time either, but will try to "be 
around" as much as I can.

> 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

regards, Göran