[tc] cdent non-nomination for TC
Next week sees the start of election season for the TC [1]. People often worry that incumbents always get re-elected so it is considered good form to announce if you are an incumbent and do not intend to run. I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped, so I think it is time to focus my energy in the places where I've been able to get some traction and give someone else—someone with a different approach—a chance. If you're interested in being on the TC, I encourage you to run. If you have questions about it, please feel free to ask me, but also ask others so you get plenty of opinions. And do your due diligence: Make sure you're clear with yourself about what the TC has been, is now, what you would like it to be, and what it can be. Elections are fairly far in advance of the end of term this time around. I'll continue in my TC responsibilities until the end of term, which is some time in April. I'm not leaving the community or anything like that, I'm simply narrowing my focus. Over the past several months I've been stripping things back so I can be sure that I'm not ineffectively over-committing myself to OpenStack but am instead focusing where I can be most useful and make the most progress. Stepping away from the TC is just one more part of that. Thanks very much for the experiences and for the past votes. [1] https://governance.openstack.org/election/ -- Chris Dent ٩◔̯◔۶ https://anticdent.org/ freenode: cdent tw: @anticdent
On Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 12:34:18PM +0000, Chris Dent wrote:
Next week sees the start of election season for the TC [1]. People often worry that incumbents always get re-elected so it is considered good form to announce if you are an incumbent and do not intend to run.
Thanks for all you've done on the TC Chris!
On 2019-02-08 12:34:18 +0000 (+0000), Chris Dent wrote: [...]
I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped [...]
You may not have accomplished what you set out to, but you certainly have made a difference. You've nudged lines of discussion into useful directions they might not otherwise have gone, provided a frequent reminder of the representative nature of our governance, and produced broadly useful summaries of our long-running conversations. I really appreciate what you brought to the TC, and am glad you'll still be around to hold the rest of us (and those who succeed you/us) accountable. Thanks! -- Jeremy Stanley
Jeremy Stanley wrote:
On 2019-02-08 12:34:18 +0000 (+0000), Chris Dent wrote: [...]
I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped [...]
You may not have accomplished what you set out to, but you certainly have made a difference. You've nudged lines of discussion into useful directions they might not otherwise have gone, provided a frequent reminder of the representative nature of our governance, and produced broadly useful summaries of our long-running conversations. I really appreciate what you brought to the TC, and am glad you'll still be around to hold the rest of us (and those who succeed you/us) accountable. Thanks!
Jeremy said it better than I could have ! While I really appreciated the perspective you brought to the TC, I understand the need to focus to have the most impact. It's also a good reminder that the role that the TC fills can be shared beyond the elected membership -- so if you care about a specific aspect of governance, OpenStack-wide technical leadership or community health, I encourage you to participate in the TC activities, whether you are elected or not. -- Thierry Carrez (ttx)
---- On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:00:36 +0900 Thierry Carrez <thierry@openstack.org> wrote ----
Jeremy Stanley wrote:
On 2019-02-08 12:34:18 +0000 (+0000), Chris Dent wrote: [...]
I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped [...]
You may not have accomplished what you set out to, but you certainly have made a difference. You've nudged lines of discussion into useful directions they might not otherwise have gone, provided a frequent reminder of the representative nature of our governance, and produced broadly useful summaries of our long-running conversations. I really appreciate what you brought to the TC, and am glad you'll still be around to hold the rest of us (and those who succeed you/us) accountable. Thanks!
Jeremy said it better than I could have ! While I really appreciated the perspective you brought to the TC, I understand the need to focus to have the most impact.
It's also a good reminder that the role that the TC fills can be shared beyond the elected membership -- so if you care about a specific aspect of governance, OpenStack-wide technical leadership or community health, I encourage you to participate in the TC activities, whether you are elected or not.
Thanks Chris for serving your great effort in TC and making the difference. You have been doing a lot of things during your TC terms with the actual outcome and setting an example. -gmann
-- Thierry Carrez (ttx)
Thierry Carrez <thierry@openstack.org> writes:
Jeremy Stanley wrote:
On 2019-02-08 12:34:18 +0000 (+0000), Chris Dent wrote: [...]
I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped [...]
You may not have accomplished what you set out to, but you certainly have made a difference. You've nudged lines of discussion into useful directions they might not otherwise have gone, provided a frequent reminder of the representative nature of our governance, and produced broadly useful summaries of our long-running conversations. I really appreciate what you brought to the TC, and am glad you'll still be around to hold the rest of us (and those who succeed you/us) accountable. Thanks!
Jeremy said it better than I could have ! While I really appreciated the perspective you brought to the TC, I understand the need to focus to have the most impact.
It's also a good reminder that the role that the TC fills can be shared beyond the elected membership -- so if you care about a specific aspect of governance, OpenStack-wide technical leadership or community health, I encourage you to participate in the TC activities, whether you are elected or not.
-- Thierry Carrez (ttx)
Yes, I'm piling on a bit late so I'll keep this short and just say I agree with all of the above and have definitely found your perspective valuable. Thank you! -- Doug
Chris, Thank you so much for all you have done as a member of the TC! Amy (spotz) On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 6:41 AM Chris Dent <cdent+os@anticdent.org> wrote:
Next week sees the start of election season for the TC [1]. People often worry that incumbents always get re-elected so it is considered good form to announce if you are an incumbent and do not intend to run.
I do not intend to run. I've done two years and that's enough. When I was first elected I had no intention of doing any more than one year but at the end of the first term I had not accomplished much of what I hoped, so stayed on. Now, at the end of the second term I still haven't accomplished much of what I hoped, so I think it is time to focus my energy in the places where I've been able to get some traction and give someone else—someone with a different approach—a chance.
If you're interested in being on the TC, I encourage you to run. If you have questions about it, please feel free to ask me, but also ask others so you get plenty of opinions. And do your due diligence: Make sure you're clear with yourself about what the TC has been, is now, what you would like it to be, and what it can be.
Elections are fairly far in advance of the end of term this time around. I'll continue in my TC responsibilities until the end of term, which is some time in April. I'm not leaving the community or anything like that, I'm simply narrowing my focus. Over the past several months I've been stripping things back so I can be sure that I'm not ineffectively over-committing myself to OpenStack but am instead focusing where I can be most useful and make the most progress. Stepping away from the TC is just one more part of that.
Thanks very much for the experiences and for the past votes.
[1] https://governance.openstack.org/election/
-- Chris Dent ٩◔̯◔۶ https://anticdent.org/ freenode: cdent tw: @anticdent
participants (7)
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Amy Marrich
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Chris Dent
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Doug Hellmann
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Ghanshyam Mann
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Jeremy Stanley
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Sean McGinnis
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Thierry Carrez