On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Travis Willard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey guys. >> >> I've been giving it some thought lately, and I think I need to sit >> back and assess my priorities in life. >> >> My day-job has been taking up a lot of my time lately, and events in >> my personal life have also increased of late. That leaves little >> "free time" and I'm finding more and more lately that whenever I get >> this time free I don't feel like sitting down and spending more time >> working on Arch after working 9 to 5 in front of a PC. As a result, >> I'm getting very little done for Arch on a day-to-day basis, and that >> doesn't feel good. The time I do spend on Arch feels more like work, >> like an obligation than it ever used to feel. Of the packages I >> maintain, I actually care about maybe 3. I'm having trouble finding >> motivation. >> >> In any case, it really leaves me with two options: >> 1) drop some personal-life stuff to prioritize Arch and attempt to >> rekindle the spark I had when I first started, or >> 2) gracefully bow out of Arch "development" >> >> I have chosen the latter. > > Sad times have fallen on Arch! Travis of the Northern Tundra has left > our noble ranks! > > Seriously though, I do understand. We all do. It's the way of > volunteer work - it can only be important for so long. Eventually > something else will come up that is more important (a lot of times > it's those damn evil women-folk, too! heh). So don't take it too bad. > > As I said to Eliott, there's always a spot for you guys here. You're > always welcome to come back, in any capacity, if things change in the > future. > >> Believe it or not, it has been a difficult decision. I love Arch, and >> the people behind it. The distro rocks, and all you guys rock as >> well. I think I'll miss you all. I really want to see Arch succeed, >> and the combination of these things has kept me doing stuff for quite >> a while after it stopped being enjoyable, however now with the large >> influx of new packagers we're taking on, I think it's the right time >> for me to step back and let the new guys, each with their own fresh >> spark for Arch, to take the reins, so to speak. >> >> I toyed with the idea of taking a long sabbatical, orphaning my pkgs >> and coming back in 6 months or a year or something, but I figured it'd >> be silly to keep me around in the web interface and on the dev page >> and all that jazz when I'm not even sure whether I plan to return. If >> I ever feel the desire to take this on again, I'll reapply like a >> normal person. ;) >> >> I'll still be around - love the community, spend more time on the >> forums while at work than I should, enjoy helping others out, etc... >> If anybody needs any quick help with anything, I'd be glad to take a >> look. >> >> The last two years have been a blast. Keep the distro going strong >> guys; it's the best out there. > > I'll keep you unmoderated on the dev-public list, in case you ever > want to pop in and say hello (assuming you stay subscribed, I dunno). > > Travis, let me know if you need anything off gerolde before I disable > the account (security reasons, we all know your password is > "rainbows-and-butterflies" anyway).
I think there might be some stuff in public_html that I'll grab when I get home. I'll let you know once I've gotten it. It's a shame - I often logged onto gerolde to check simple things like man pages and such for people on the forums while I was working. Maybe I'll set up noip and sshd at home to do the same. Couldn't hurt, so long as I secure it proper.
