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[Robin Cook <rcook AT wyrms.net>]

I can understand you feelings.

I never really understood the whole iso build system to begin with.  I
have tried to create my own ISO in the past but was never successful.

I finally have a machine that I could actually test things on but I
haven't really had the time to do so.

As far as the voting goes.  I vote when there is a call to vote for
something but I don't keep track of when things are due for a vote.  I
don't even keep track of when voting is due for state an local gov't.
I just go vote when they say it is time to (or when they open early
voting.)

CuZnDragon

On Fri, 2011-07-29 at 15:18 +0900, flux wrote:
> I am officially resigning as Cauldron Lead (I'm still a SMGL developer
> though, unless of course everyone wants to kick me out). I've thought
> about this for some time, and there are various reasons for and against
> that I have weighed, but essentially it boils down to the following two
> points.
> 
> 1) Lack of sufficient time
> 
> I've been too busy with work and trying to complete my dissertation
> (both of which take much higher precedence) to dedicate as much time to
> Cauldron as I'd like. I'll still contribute random bits here and there,
> but I'm not able to do regular work on it, and I don't foresee being
> able to return to regularly scheduled work on it any time soon.
> 
> 2) Community apathy
> 
> I don't think there really needs to be a Cauldron Lead, because, quite
> simply, the community simply doesn't care. With the exception of Eric
> Sandall (who also hasn't had time to work on anything for Cauldron),
> I've been the only contributor to Cauldron for the past several years.
> The only time anyone else even mentions Cauldron is when they want a new
> ISO. Yet, with the exception of Eric, no one has done any actual work
> (that I know of; if you're working on something why not tell me about
> it?) towards actually producing one. I don't have my own build machine
> right now, which I've noted to people several times, and I have directed
> many people to the fact that ISO production is scripted and there are
> clear instructions for how to do it. The annual vote for it (in May) was
> completely forgotten this year in silence.
> 
> If you don't want Cauldron to die, put your money where your mouth is.
> Step up and do it. If no one does, then Cauldron dies. I'd rather see it
> die with dignity than slowly wither into forgotten oblivion.
> 
> * NOTE: The points regarding apathy apply equally to Sorcery (including
>   the voting). I see plenty of commit activity against the Grimoire. If
>   you have time to commit, you have a few minutes to do something (like
>   even just sending an email asking for a vote to be called) for another
>   component. Does the community really not care at all about anything
>   other than the Grimoire?
> 
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