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You have been an enormous asset to the TC during your cycle! I really hope
your path leads you back at some point as well. You have done great work
and I am very glad you aren't leaving the community entirely :)

-Kendall (diablo_rojo)

On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 9:44 AM Amy Marrich <amy at demarco.com> wrote:

> Nate,
>
> Thanks for all your contributions and hard work. Thanks especially for
> your story!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy (spotz)
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 10:32 AM Nate Johnston <nate.johnston at redhat.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I have decided not to run for reelection to the TC.  Although I remain a
>> part of
>> the OpenStack community my responsibilities have shifted away from
>> engineering,
>> and I strongly believe that the TC should be composed of people who are
>> actively
>> creating or operating OpenStack on a daily basis.  I am deeply
>> appreciative for
>> all of the support I have recieved from current and former TC members.
>>
>> I also want to take this chance to tell my story a bit, in hopes that it
>> will
>> encourage others to participate more with the TC.  A year ago when I
>> joined the
>> TC I did not have a clear idea what to expect.  I had observed a few TC
>> meetings
>> and brought one issue to the TC's attention, but since I did not have
>> background
>> on the workstreams in progress, there was a lot that I did not understand
>> or
>> could not contextualize.  So what I did was observe, gathering an
>> understanding
>> of the issues and initiatives and raising my hand to participate when I
>> felt
>> like my efforts could make a difference.  I was pleasantly surprised how
>> many
>> times I was able to raise my hand and work on things like community goals
>> or
>> proposals like distributed project leadership.  The fact that I have not
>> been
>> around since the beginning - my first significant code contributions were
>> merged
>> in the Mitaka cycle - and I did not already know all the names and
>> histories did
>> not matter much.  What mattered was a willingness to actively engage, to
>> participate in thoughtful discernment, and when the opportunity presented
>> itself
>> to put in the work.  I feel like I made a difference.
>>
>> And if you don't feel the calling to join the TC, that is fine too.  Be a
>> part
>> of the process - join the meetings, discuss the issues that cut across
>> projects,
>> and have your voice heard.  If you are a part of creting or using
>> OpenStack then
>> you are a part of the TC's constituency and the meetings are to serve
>> you.  You
>> don't have to be a member of the TC to participate in the process.
>>
>> Thanks so much,
>>
>> Nate Johnston
>>
>>
>>
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