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  • From: Arjan Bouter <a_bouter AT ezrs.com>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Leaving the SMGL development team...
  • Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:27:18 +0200


Today is a sad day indeed :(
I do hope you will still enjoy your stay in the Valley as a end user.

Good luck with your other projects.

Arjan (abouter) Bouter

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:21:39 +0200
Eric Schabell <eschabell AT sourcemage.org> wrote:

> Howdy all,
>
> I have decided that I have invested enough energy and time in Source
> Mage as a developer, since 2001 I have filled many roles here:
>
> 1) rescued the Sourcerer distro after kyle pulled the plug.
> 2) grimoire lead for Sourcerer distro.
> 3) grimoire lead for SMGL (ex-sourcerer, name changed when kyle
> re-surfaced).
> 4) asst. PL for SMGL.
> 5) PL for SMGL.
> 6) sorcery lead for SMGL.
> 7) diverse guru-ships.
> 8) z-rejected grimoire maintainer.
>
> I have had numerous discussions off-list with our PL and feel that SMGL
> has hit a sort of maintenance mode. I wish to divert my energies to
> private projects that have had to wait in the wings while Real Life and
> SMGL took up all of my time.
>
> I would like to thank all of the various developers that I had the
> honor of leading and working with during my involvement with SMGL. I
> would like to single out a few for special attention:
>
> Tony Smith - with me since the first days, always providing hardware and
> good advice. Can't wait to have that pint with you in London!
>
> Jason Flatt - one of the originals, was good to know you!
>
> Eric Sandall - another of my original guru's, was fun while the ride
> lasted and good luck in the future. Still hope to meet up one day in the
> states. ;-)
>
> Seth Woolley - a long time member, the only one I have met personally.
> Good luck to you and I hope to see you in Oregon on my next trip. I have
> always admired your way with words and undying interest in politics!
>
> Paul Mahon - in honor of the years I miss spelled your name, I do it one
> last time. ;-) Was great to work with you on sorcery, your contributions
> continue to make this a useful tool.
>
> Robert Helgesson - thanks for the simpleinit work, was nice to see a
> developer
> learning to document first and then produce quality components for SMGL.
>
> Arwed v. Merkatz - thanks for the numerous hours you have helped out and
> patiently answered all of my video/audio questions, good luck!
>
> The danger of mentioning names is that I will forget to mention others whom
> have been invaluable in teaching me the in's and out's of working on a
> Free Software project. I have enjoyed you all... and hope to see you on
> irc or in the mailinglists.
>
> Take care all and thanks for the ride,
> erics
> --
> Eric D. Schabell M.Sc. - ex-developer
> irc.freenode.net (#sourcemage), nick -> erics
> http://www.sourcemage.org
>
> PS. Please kill the eschabell AT sourcemage.org alias. I have bloked this
> in bugzilla, removed my name from the org chart and would like to have
> the z-rejected AT sourcemage.org removed from my name as soon as you can.
> Perforce account can be removed any time you wish (eric_schabell).
> Anything you need me for can be arranged when I am online in irc, as a
> user! (erics wanders off to look up how to get grimoire/sorcery updates
> as a user.... havn't done that since 2001)
>


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