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Excerpts from Clint Byrum's message of 2015-02-17 08:52:46 -0800:
> Excerpts from Anita Kuno's message of 2015-02-17 07:38:01 -0800:
> > On 02/17/2015 09:21 AM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> > > There has been a recent monumental shift in my focus around OpenStack,
> > > and it has required me to take most of my attention off TripleO. Given
> > > that, I don't think it is in the best interest of the project that I
> > > continue as PTL for the Kilo cycle.
> > > 
> > > I'd like to suggest that we hold an immediate election for a replacement
> > > who can be 100% focused on the project.
> > > 
> > > Thanks everyone for your hard work up to this point. I hope that one day
> > > soon TripleO can deliver on the promise of a self-deploying OpenStack
> > > that is stable and automated enough to sit in the gate for many if not
> > > all OpenStack projects.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> > So in the middle of a release, changing PTLs can take 3 avenues:
> > 
> > 1) The new PTL is appointed. Usually there is a leadership candidate in
> > waiting which the rest of the project feels it can rally around until
> > the next election. The stepping down PTL takes the pulse of the
> > developers on the project and informs us on the mailing list who the
> > appointed PTL is. Barring any huge disagreement, we continue on with
> > work and the appointed PTL has the option of standing for election in
> > the next election round. The appointment lasts until the next round of
> > elections.
> > 
> 
> Thanks for letting me know about this Anita.
> 
> I'd like to appoint somebody, but I need to have some discussions with a
> few people first. As luck would have it, some of those people will be in
> Seattle with us for the mid-cycle starting tomorrow.
> 
> > 2) We have an election, in which case we need candidates and some dates.
> > Let me know if we want to exercise this option so that Tristan and I can
> > organize some dates.
> > 
> 
> Let's wait a bit until I figure out if there's a clear and willing
> appointee. That should be clear by Thursday.

Ok, we talked this morning, and James Slagle has agreed to step in as
the PTL for the rest of this cycle. So I hereby appoint him so.

Thanks everyone!
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