with regret, I will be unable to attend tomorrow's meeting. I regret that I'm missing two meetings in a row. I'm in the middle of a job search, and I'll be at an interview. There's good news though: my most promising prospects will involve more attention to the Debian community. I'll admit a certain frustration with the current state. For those following alone, there's basically been no discussion of candidates beyond a message from me giving my initial thoughts and a message asking a candidate to reply to a question dropped on the floor. My recommendation is that we cut our losses and come to a vote. I'd like to fill the one possition with the candidate I recommended on the private list and leave the other position open. If someone doesn't have time to correspond with us about their qualifications in two months, they probably don't have the time we're looking for. Beyond that my private mail stands for my reasoning. i think we (and i very much include myself in that) are not an ongoing concern as a body. Our decision making is slow enough that we're not even being effective at choosing new members. I know that my disappointment in how slow we move is contributing to me moving much slower in the TC context. Now is not the right time for me to focus on that--there's too much going on as I find a job and adjust to changes in my personal life to approach existential questions of the TC with compassion and constructive approaches. I do hope that at some point I'll be in a place to write up something constructive for -project. I think we need to make the broader community aware of the issue and to seek help. However seeking that help will be kind of tricky and I know I don't have the mental spoons to pull that off right now. That said, if anyone else shares this concern and believes they are in a position to drive such a conversation now, please don't let me get in your way. Also, I want to emphasize that I am not upset with any member of the committee. We're all volunteers. Also, the systemic effects are important. I'd like to think I could be good at this job, but I know I'm not being good at it now. I also fully realize that others may view the situation as more positive than I, and some may even think we're doing well enough. Again, I really regret that I cannot be there tomorrow. --Sam
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