Guys,
I'm sorry I couldn't respond to things faster. My wife is in the
hospital. They found a blood clot in her leg, which is very dangerous.
So, I'm a bit stressed.
So....
Take a deep breath.
This project is important to all of us, but it's also only one aspect of
our lives. There are many other important things going on for each of
us, some that bring joy, and other sadness. We don't know each other
well enough to be aware of these other things. Now, add in the fact that
most of the people are writing in English, rather than their native
language, and it's easy to understand how easy it is to misinterpret
statements. But, when it comes right down to it, we're all here to do
something we enjoy and to try to create something useful for anyone who
cares to use it. That's a pretty cool thing, if you ask me. (It also
helps a great deal that it's fun.)
Dan, I don't think any of us have the right to insist you remain project
director if you no longer wish to fill that role. I would like to
suggest, though, that it might be better for the project, if we had a
more gradual transfer of authority. That way, whoever is going to be the
new director has a chance to learn the role without losing the guidance
of your experience.
That said, a "director in training" has to be willing to work with you
and accept your guidance as a mentor. The director in training, has to
be willing to accept decisions that may seem arbitrary and frustrating.
That doesn't mean he can't question those decisions, but those kinds of
questions should be done privately, not in front of the whole project.
Mistakes are going to be made. There will be mistakes in communication.
People will say and do things they later regret. Mistakes are how we
learn the most important lessons.
There is an interesting story told about Von Braun, the German rocket
scientist who built the V2 rockets that terrorized London and later
helped launch the U.S. space program. He was under great pressure to
develop the rocket quickly. At one point, his bosses came to him and
said, "You have made 50,000 changes to the design of this rocket! You
are stalling!" He replied, "No, that is progress! I am 50,000 mistakes
closer to success. The Americans have only made 30,000 mistakes and the
Russians have only made 20,000 mistakes, so I am ahead by at least
10,000 mistakes!"
I don't know if any of these comments help. I am pretty distracted by my
wife's illness. Please, just try to step back and realize this is only
one part of your life and it try to remember we're all trying to do the
same thing.
Sincerely,
Ray
BTW: I'm the official cheerleader :)
Dan Polansky wrote:
Dear Chris, Eric, and Dimitry,
in a private email, I have asked Chris whether he could release me
from my promise to be the director until the release of 0.9.0. He
accepted.
I have already asked the whole team in the past, and from what I
remember, both Dimitry and Eric have agreed to release me from my promise.
Chris, Eric and Dimitry, can you all please here publicly confirm that
you are releasing me from my promise to be the project director until
0.9.0?
That would be very kind of you.
Best regards,
Dan
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