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[Kurt Smolderen <kurt.smolderen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the hard work, Schnatsel!

I really think you helped building a 'nice touch of an operating system'

All the best for your future plans!
Kurt

On 25-09-13 02:27, Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> As some (if not most) of you already noticed, I don't frequently do 
> elementary-related development or even show up on IRC anymore. I find 
> myself more and more out of the loop as time passes, which renders me 
> unable to fulfill my self-proclaimed role of OS architect.
>
> Besides, I feel that my job here is done.[1] The project doesn't truly 
> need on me anymore, since I have passed on most of the "unique" 
> knowledge/experience I possessed, and elementary already has people 
> who know any specific area way better than I do anyway.
>
> Finally, turns out it's some boring to be a guru. I do miss the 
> personal growth, the process of discovering and mastering the subject 
> and learning to solve new kinds of problems.
>
> Thus I'm diverting my efforts to where they're more sorely needed, and 
> diving into other fields of IT which I haven't yet mastered.
>
> Also, I figured I'll be looking for opportunities of full-time 
> employment in a year's time or so, and I can already imagine myself 
> saying "...and I spent a few years in open-source development, but I 
> have no evidence to back that statement whatsoever. Also I have no 
> formal reports on the quality of my work." So, while the memory of my 
> past deeds is still fresh (more or less), anything that might prevent 
> the above scenario is greatly appreciated.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> --
> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
> Proud Contributor @ elementary
>
> [1] Okay, there's still a couple of things I want to influence, but 
> they're mostly design-related, like FIX SWITCHING BETWEEN THE WINDOWS 
> OF THE SAME APP VIA PLANK FOR DANRABBITS SAKE!!!