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Hi

Thanks for stepping forward, James :)

Cheers,
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Chris Jones

> On 18 Feb 2015, at 21:45, Clint Byrum <clint at fewbar.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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