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On 10/09/2014 05:41 AM, Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> Hey
> 
> I've decided not to run in the TC election. I've switched my focus at
> Red Hat recently and I know I'm going to have little or no time to
> contribute upstream, at least for the next while.
> 
> Even if I could get elected to the TC again, I wouldn't feel comfortable
> having a vote in some of the big decisions we have to make over the next
> 6 months if I'm not also contributing significantly.
> 
> Thierry and I were talking about my situation a few weeks ago and he
> said something like "sounds like you're cashing out?"[1]. Ouch, huh? :)
> After talking about it some more, he decided it sounded more like "duty
> calls". That's a good way of looking at it.
> 
> I'm going to continue to be completely focused on helping make OpenStack
> successful through my work at Red Hat. That work will be largely
> invisible to the community, and its significance will pale in comparison
> to the work going on in the project itself.
> 
> Anyway, I'll be following y'all closely. Bon courage! :)
> 
> See you in Paris,
> 
> Mark.
> 
> [1] - to be clear, I'm just teasing Thierry here - his comment was
> actually much more insightful and helpful than it sounds out of
> context :)
> 
> 
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Thanks for letting us know your decision, Mark. It is always nice from
my seat as an election official to know what someone's intentions are,
to run or not, rather than worrying that they might miss the window.
Thanks for posting.

On a personal note, I will miss your presence. Whether you and I agreed
or not on a given issue, you always presented your perspective kindly
and patiently and I appreciate that. You are a good listener and I hope
the folks who are fortunate enough to get more of your time in the up
coming months appreciate that.

It is hard for me to let good people go from my life, but as I said to a
friend just this week, the hardest is to let them go for the right
reasons. These sound like the right reasons. I honour your decision, Mark.

Thanks for all the beneficial interactions,
Anita.