Thanks very much, Nicholas. At the end of the day, I depend on Ubuntu for my own work and that of my kids; and the efforts of people like you and everyone else in this group are a key part of making that happen.
Best wishes in the new initiative. Chris Hermansen On Mar 15, 2016 4:19 PM, "Nicholas Skaggs" <[email protected]> wrote: > The joys of Spring (or Fall for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere) > are now upon us. The change of seasons spurs us to implement our own > changes, to start anew. It's a time to reflect on the past, appreciate it, > and then do a little Spring cleaning. > > As I write this to you, I'm doing my own reflecting. It's been quite a > journey we've undertaken within the QA community. It's not always been > easy, but I think we are poised for even greater success with Xenial than > Trusty and Precise LTS's. We have continued ramping up our quality efforts > to test new platforms, such as the phone and IOT devices, while also > implementing automated testing via things like autopkgtest and autopilot. > Nevertheless, the desktop images have continued to release like clockwork. > We're testing more things, more often, while still managing to raise our > quality bar. > > I want to thank all of the volunteers who've helped make each of those > releases a reality. Oftentimes quality can be a background job, with thank > you's going unsaid, while complaints are easy to find. Truly, it's been > wonderful learning and hacking on quality efforts with you. So thank you! > > So if this post sounds a bit like a farewell, that's because it is. At > least in a way. Moving forward, I'll be transitioning to working on a new > challenge. Don't worry, I'm keeping my QA hat on, and staying firmly within > the realm of ubuntu! However, the time has come to try my hand at a > different side of ubuntu. That's right, it's time to head to the last > frontier, juju! > > I'll be working on improving the quality story for juju, but I believe > juju has real opportunities to enable the testing story within ubuntu too. > I'm looking forward to the new challenges, and sharing best practices. > We're all working on ubuntu at it's heart, no matter our focus. > > Moving forward, I'll still be around in my usual haunts. You'll still be > able to poke me on IRC, or send me a mail, and I'm certainly still going to > be watching what happens within quality with interest. That said, you are > much more likely to find me discussing juju, servers and charms in #juju. > > As with anything, please feel free to contact me directly if you have any > concerns or questions. I plan to wind down my involvement during the next > few weeks. I'll be handing off any lingering project roles, and stepping > down gracefully. Ubuntu 'Y' will begin anew, with fresh challenges and > fresh opportunities. I know there are folks waiting to tackle them! > > --- > > This post was a copy of what's on my blog[1]. Please feel free to ask any > questions or voice any concerns you like. I'll be around through the end of > Xenial, but less and less until release. I will make sure I'm transitioning > any on-going projects or work, but don't hesitate it you have something you > need specifically from me before I go. > > Again, it's been a pleasure working with all of you! I'll miss you all and > wish you all well in the future. It truly is hard to go. > > Here's to a great Xenial release! > > Nicholas > > 1. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2016/03/reflections.html > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
