Reflections

[flocculant at gmx.co.uk]

On 15/03/16 19:19, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
> The joys of Spring (or Fall for our friends in the Southern 
> Hemisphere) are now upon us. The change of seasons spurs us to 
> implement our own changes, to start anew. It's a time to reflect on 
> the past, appreciate it, and then do a little Spring cleaning.
>
> As I write this to you, I'm doing my own reflecting. It's been quite a 
> journey we've undertaken within the QA community. It's not always been 
> easy, but I think we are poised for even greater success with Xenial 
> than Trusty and Precise LTS's. We have continued ramping up our 
> quality efforts to test new platforms, such as the phone and IOT 
> devices, while also implementing automated testing via things like 
> autopkgtest and autopilot. Nevertheless, the desktop images have 
> continued to release like clockwork. We're testing more things, more 
> often, while still managing to raise our quality bar.
>
> I want to thank all of the volunteers who've helped make each of those 
> releases a reality. Oftentimes quality can be a background job, with 
> thank you's going unsaid, while complaints are easy to find. Truly, 
> it's been wonderful learning and hacking on quality efforts with you. 
> So thank you!
>
> So if this post sounds a bit like a farewell, that's because it is. At 
> least in a way. Moving forward, I'll be transitioning to working on a 
> new challenge. Don't worry, I'm keeping my QA hat on, and staying 
> firmly within the realm of ubuntu! However, the time has come to try 
> my hand at a different side of ubuntu. That's right, it's time to head 
> to the last frontier, juju!
>
> I'll be working on improving the quality story for juju, but I believe 
> juju has real opportunities to enable the testing story within ubuntu 
> too. I'm looking forward to the new challenges, and sharing best 
> practices. We're all working on ubuntu at it's heart, no matter our 
> focus.
>
> Moving forward, I'll still be around in my usual haunts. You'll still 
> be able to poke me on IRC, or send me a mail, and I'm certainly still 
> going to be watching what happens within quality with interest. That 
> said, you are much more likely to find me discussing juju, servers and 
> charms in #juju.
>
> As with anything, please feel free to contact me directly if you have 
> any concerns or questions. I plan to wind down my involvement during 
> the next few weeks. I'll be handing off any lingering project roles, 
> and stepping down gracefully. Ubuntu 'Y' will begin anew, with fresh 
> challenges and fresh opportunities. I know there are folks waiting to 
> tackle them!
>
> ---
>
> This post was a copy of what's on my blog[1]. Please feel free to ask 
> any questions or voice any concerns you like. I'll be around through 
> the end of Xenial, but less and less until release. I will make sure 
> I'm transitioning any on-going projects or work, but don't hesitate it 
> you have something you need specifically from me before I go.
>
> Again, it's been a pleasure working with all of you! I'll miss you all 
> and wish you all well in the future. It truly is hard to go.
>
> Here's to a great Xenial release!
>
> Nicholas
>
> 1. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2016/03/reflections.html
>
so ch-ch-ch-ch-changes then :)

Been great working with you - you'll know how long that is ...

Not sad to see you go - you're just around the block a bit, so not gone ;)

Good luck in your new world though

All the best (assuming you do the merge revert first :D )