Sad is the word. I'm feeling strangely gutted by this, and as someone on the outskirts of node I don't even know Ben. But I have always been struck by his willingness to be helpful to one and all on mailing lists and the IRC who were trying to learn, use, and develop libuv. Those exchanges that I had with him and witnessed with others greatly impressed me of his generosity, intelligence, and openness to ideas and/or challenges - those are critical qualities in a community like ours. And as someone with personal past experience with startup/founder/exit drama, I hate to see someone put down what must have been a labor of love in this way. I would hope there is a way back, if all that is needed is a breather and some time away. Failing that, I would be interested to find a way to show my gratitude to Ben in some sort of more meaningful way if others have any ideas...
It's probably a good day for us all to reflect internally on the meaning of "community", and what we personally can do (not tell others to do) to make this community -- our community -- continue to grow, and to attract and retain good people -- whether they be standard-bearers like Ben, or minor players like me. Thank you Ben. And best wishes on your next challenge! -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
