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On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 08:43:24PM -0500, Jay S Bryant wrote:
> All,
> 
> In the last year we have had some changes to Core team participation.  This
> was a topic of discussion at the PTG in Denver last week.  Based on that
> discussion I have reached out to John Griffith and Winston D (Huang Zhiteng)
> and asked if they felt they could continue to be a part of the Core Team. 
> Both agreed that it was time to relinquish their titles.
> 
> So, I am proposing to remove John Griffith and Winston D from Cinder Core. 
> If I hear no concerns with this plan in the next week I will remove them.
> 
> It is hard to remove people who have been so instrumental to the early days
> of Cinder.  Your past contributions are greatly appreciated and the team
> would be happy to have you back if circumstances every change.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jay Bryant
> 

Really sad to see Winston go as he's been a long time member, but I think over
the last several releases it's been obvious he's had other priorities to
compete with. It would be great if that were to change some day. He's made a
lot of great contributions to Cinder over the years.

I'm a little reluctant to make any changes with John though. We've spoken
briefly. He definitely is off to other things now, but with how deeply he has
been involved up until recently with things like the multiattach
implementation, replication, and other significant things, I would much rather
have him around but less active than completely gone. Having a few good reviews
is worth a lot.

I would propose we hold off on changing John's status for at least a cycle. He
has indicated to me he would be willing to devote a little time to still doing
reviews as his time allows, and I would hate to lose out on his expertise on
changes to some things. Maybe we can give it a little more time and see if his
other demands keep him too busy to participate and reevaluate later?

Sean