Re: Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
I want to thank him as well, your dedication is and will always be appreciated. 2012/5/23 Behdad Esfahbod beh...@behdad.org On 05/22/2012 09:53 PM, Luis Villa wrote: Brian- Thanks for your selfless service the past few years. Your dedication, including to some of the board's most thankless tasks, has been admirable and will be very difficult for the board to replace. I want to second that. Having been on the board for a few terms with Brian, I too fully appreciate all the leadership he has shown over the years lifting where no one else wanted to. behdad Luis On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Brian Cameron brian.came...@oracle.com wrote: Friends in the GNOME community: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. I would like to thank everyone in the community who has supported me and allowed me to represent them on this board. It has been a profoundly rewarding and truly inspirational experience to help The GNOME Foundation and GNOME community to grow. The years that I have served on the board have been exciting and productive times. I am proud to have served as president and secretary; to have been involved with the development, release and celebration surrounding the GNOME 3 release; and to have helped with the development of successful GNOME programs like the Outreach Program for Women. In my time on the board, I have witnessed so much growth within the community. Since then, the GNOME Foundation has hired two executive directors, started having successful annual summits in Asia, and has more than doubled the number of hackfests held each year. Just to mention a few highlights. My stepping down should not be viewed as me becoming less involved with GNOME. I plan to continue working on GNOME for Oracle and expect that I will continue helping the GNOME Foundation and community in many ways. I mostly feel that it is just time for me to step down to reclaim some of my life back. 4.5 years (including one 18-month term in 2008-2009) is a long time to serve on The GNOME Foundation board of directors. I believe that only Jonathan Blandford served as a board member for a longer period of time (5 years). With the two most senior board members (Germán and myself) both stepping down at the end of this term, it is especially important for passionate people to serve the community. So I again encourage people who are considering to run for the board to step forward. It is a great way to increase one's involvement with GNOME and free software and to help make sure that GNOME continues to rock. Brian ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- Cheers, Alberto Ruiz ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
On Mon, 2012-05-14 at 20:15 -0500, Brian Cameron wrote: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. Thanks for all the work you put into your position, Brian :) Federico ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
On 2012-05-23 15:52, Federico Mena Quintero wrote: On Mon, 2012-05-14 at 20:15 -0500, Brian Cameron wrote: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. Thanks for all the work you put into your position, Brian :) Yes, thank you, Brian - it's been a pleasure working with you :) And thanks to Germán (who's served multiple terms and as treasurer previously too), Stormy and Ryan who have also decided to step down after this term. We really appreciate your hard work!! karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
Brian- Thanks for your selfless service the past few years. Your dedication, including to some of the board's most thankless tasks, has been admirable and will be very difficult for the board to replace. Luis On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Brian Cameron brian.came...@oracle.com wrote: Friends in the GNOME community: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. I would like to thank everyone in the community who has supported me and allowed me to represent them on this board. It has been a profoundly rewarding and truly inspirational experience to help The GNOME Foundation and GNOME community to grow. The years that I have served on the board have been exciting and productive times. I am proud to have served as president and secretary; to have been involved with the development, release and celebration surrounding the GNOME 3 release; and to have helped with the development of successful GNOME programs like the Outreach Program for Women. In my time on the board, I have witnessed so much growth within the community. Since then, the GNOME Foundation has hired two executive directors, started having successful annual summits in Asia, and has more than doubled the number of hackfests held each year. Just to mention a few highlights. My stepping down should not be viewed as me becoming less involved with GNOME. I plan to continue working on GNOME for Oracle and expect that I will continue helping the GNOME Foundation and community in many ways. I mostly feel that it is just time for me to step down to reclaim some of my life back. 4.5 years (including one 18-month term in 2008-2009) is a long time to serve on The GNOME Foundation board of directors. I believe that only Jonathan Blandford served as a board member for a longer period of time (5 years). With the two most senior board members (Germán and myself) both stepping down at the end of this term, it is especially important for passionate people to serve the community. So I again encourage people who are considering to run for the board to step forward. It is a great way to increase one's involvement with GNOME and free software and to help make sure that GNOME continues to rock. Brian ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
On 05/22/2012 09:53 PM, Luis Villa wrote: Brian- Thanks for your selfless service the past few years. Your dedication, including to some of the board's most thankless tasks, has been admirable and will be very difficult for the board to replace. I want to second that. Having been on the board for a few terms with Brian, I too fully appreciate all the leadership he has shown over the years lifting where no one else wanted to. behdad Luis On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Brian Cameron brian.came...@oracle.com wrote: Friends in the GNOME community: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. I would like to thank everyone in the community who has supported me and allowed me to represent them on this board. It has been a profoundly rewarding and truly inspirational experience to help The GNOME Foundation and GNOME community to grow. The years that I have served on the board have been exciting and productive times. I am proud to have served as president and secretary; to have been involved with the development, release and celebration surrounding the GNOME 3 release; and to have helped with the development of successful GNOME programs like the Outreach Program for Women. In my time on the board, I have witnessed so much growth within the community. Since then, the GNOME Foundation has hired two executive directors, started having successful annual summits in Asia, and has more than doubled the number of hackfests held each year. Just to mention a few highlights. My stepping down should not be viewed as me becoming less involved with GNOME. I plan to continue working on GNOME for Oracle and expect that I will continue helping the GNOME Foundation and community in many ways. I mostly feel that it is just time for me to step down to reclaim some of my life back. 4.5 years (including one 18-month term in 2008-2009) is a long time to serve on The GNOME Foundation board of directors. I believe that only Jonathan Blandford served as a board member for a longer period of time (5 years). With the two most senior board members (Germán and myself) both stepping down at the end of this term, it is especially important for passionate people to serve the community. So I again encourage people who are considering to run for the board to step forward. It is a great way to increase one's involvement with GNOME and free software and to help make sure that GNOME continues to rock. Brian ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Brian Cameron - Stepping down from the board
Friends in the GNOME community: After serving 4 terms on The GNOME Foundation board of directors, I will be stepping down at the end of this term. I would like to thank everyone in the community who has supported me and allowed me to represent them on this board. It has been a profoundly rewarding and truly inspirational experience to help The GNOME Foundation and GNOME community to grow. The years that I have served on the board have been exciting and productive times. I am proud to have served as president and secretary; to have been involved with the development, release and celebration surrounding the GNOME 3 release; and to have helped with the development of successful GNOME programs like the Outreach Program for Women. In my time on the board, I have witnessed so much growth within the community. Since then, the GNOME Foundation has hired two executive directors, started having successful annual summits in Asia, and has more than doubled the number of hackfests held each year. Just to mention a few highlights. My stepping down should not be viewed as me becoming less involved with GNOME. I plan to continue working on GNOME for Oracle and expect that I will continue helping the GNOME Foundation and community in many ways. I mostly feel that it is just time for me to step down to reclaim some of my life back. 4.5 years (including one 18-month term in 2008-2009) is a long time to serve on The GNOME Foundation board of directors. I believe that only Jonathan Blandford served as a board member for a longer period of time (5 years). With the two most senior board members (Germán and myself) both stepping down at the end of this term, it is especially important for passionate people to serve the community. So I again encourage people who are considering to run for the board to step forward. It is a great way to increase one's involvement with GNOME and free software and to help make sure that GNOME continues to rock. Brian ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
