Re: It is time for me to depart.
On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 12:46:30 +1100
Luke Yelavich <themuso@themuso.com> wrote:
>It is with an extremely heavy heart that I write to you all to announce my
>departure from free and open source software development. GNU/Linux and free
>and open source software development has been a part of my life for well over
>a decade, some high points being my employment at Canonical for over 9 years,
>and the opportunity to maintain a free software project, Speech Dispatcher.
>
>I care very deeply about GNU/Linux accessibility, and free and open source
>software. I strongly believe that the philosophy behind free software is key
>to a better future for this world. However, I have lacked motivation of late,
>and the current state of accessibility on GNU/Linux, as well as the lack of
>funding for it, has not helped. I also would like to spend more time on other
>tallants I have, which have been neglected somewhat until recently, and are
>more likely to bring in a source of income in the future.
>
>I am sure I will return one day, with renewed motivation, enthusiasm, and a
>desire to contribute again. I am also sure I will be keeping watch on what
>transpires in this community, and since I will still be using GNU/Linux, I
>may still submit a bug fix from time to time for anything that I find
>particularly annoying.
>
>I step down from my positions as Vinux lead developer, and as Speech
>Dispatcher maintainer with pride and joy at what has been achieved. I am
>sorry that I have not fully helped to realize a renewed Vinux distribution
>based on Fedora, but I am sure that no matter what direction the Vinux
>project chooses to go, it will be lead well, and received well by the
>community.
>
>I will be closing my patreon campaign. To those who have supported me
>financially, I thank you deeply. Your support has been much appreciated. You
>know who you are.
>
>I am so grateful for the time I have spent in this community. I have learnt
>much, and have shared knowledge with others, and both the learning and
>sharing have always been a pleasure and a joy. It has also been a pleasure to
>talk to, and work with the free software community at large, but I would
>particularly like to thank a few people.
>
>To Rob Whyte, leader of the Vinux project, I owe a particularly heart felt
>thank you. You have been a rock and confidant when I have needed someone to
>talk to, as well as someone who I could blow off steam with, when things have
>been rough. It has been an honour, and a pleasure, to work with, and get to
>know you. Feel free to contact me any time if you want to chat.
>
>To everybody at Brailcom, particularly Hynek Hanke, Tomas Cerha, and Jan
>Buchal, I would like to thank for having given me the opportunity to maintain
>the Speech Dispatcher project. I had many plans to improve Speech Dispatcher,
>and I am sorry that these were not realized. I am sure the Speech Dispatcher
>project will still be relevant and developed going forward, and I am sure a
>maintainer can be found in the community. I wish that maintainer well.
>
>I also have to thank Canonical for giving me a chance and a job. I had the
>opportunitiy to work with some wonderful people while there, and I am happy
>to have learnt so much, particularly when it comes to building and developing
>a GNU/Linux distribution.
>
>Finally, I would like to thank the community. It has been a pleasure talking
>with you all, bouncing around ideas, discussing functionality, collectively
>digging into problems and solving them together. This last decade would have
>been for nothing if it weren't for all of us, whether we be users,
>developers, helpers, doc writers, etc. For now, I plan to exit for a while,
>and watch from the sidelines, but I do hope to return as a more active
>community member again, in the future.
>
>I wish you all well. You will not be forgotten.
>
>With kindest regards and best wishes.
>Luke
>
Good luck to you in all your future endeavors, Luke. It was a pleasure
to be able to work with you in the past.
--
Charlie Kravetz
Linux Registered User Number 425914
[http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html]
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