Endorsement

[Jeff Mitchell]

This email feels mildly insulting, to me at least, and I would imagine  
several others.

You round off your ringing endorsement of Seb and Ian, talking about  
their loyalty to the project, by stating that you are "pretty sure"  
that a few others, including myself, would be good candidates as well.

Mark, why are you not fully sure? The board's job is to make financial  
decisions for the benefit of the project. Is there something inherent  
to this job that you think may just be above the reach of the rest of  
us to grasp?

I am not trying to make a big deal out of this, but this is not the  
first time that statements of yours (usually on IRC) have made me feel  
on the wrong end of some stick, such as "loyalty" or "dedication" or  
"vision". I don't feel that I lack any of the three, nor have you  
talked to me about these concerns. So when making dubious public  
statements like those below, I can't help but wonder WTF.

Your endorsement of Ian and Seb are not a surprise; it is well known  
that they are your preferences for just about anything. So I'm not  
looking for the same. I would just either like you to explain your  
concerns to me, or stop making such underhanded statements.

If you want to chalk it up to the "perceived lack of social finesse"  
you are working on, I will be happy to let the subject drop (but then  
please work on not making such statements :-) ).

--Jeff


On Jan 27, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>  
wrote:

> Heya,
>
> I was pondering the voting stuff and decided to follow the American
> tradition of giving a public "Endorsement" [1]. This does not have any
> legal relevance, but is meant for your consideration as good advice
> for choosing board members.
>
>
> * Seb Ruiz
>
> Seb has been with the Amarok project for a long time. Indisputably,
> Seb is extremely loyal to our project, which he has shown by his
> persistent dedication. Seb Ruiz sports a number of qualities that I
> greatly appreciate. Among these are technical competence, a great
> focus on detail, humor, and social skills. Seb has my full trust. I
> feel that he represents much of the original spirit of our project.
>
>
> * Ian Monroe
>
> Ian also has been with Amarok for quite a while. Similar to Seb, his
> dedication is hardly disputable. Ian does have different qualities
> from Seb, but shares the technical competence and the humor. Two
> qualities that I appreciate especially from Ian are his honesty and
> his "getting things done" attitude. I also feel that Ian fully
> understands and acts what is important to Amarok.
>
>
> Last not least I would also like to recommend myself for the board. My
> qualities are obvious I think. I do also sport a number of well known
> disadvantages, among which are impatience, aggressiveness, and perhaps
> a perceived lack of social finesse. Some of these issues I have been
> trying to improve, and I'm actively working on improving them further.
> Believe it or not, but people can change, especially if there is a
> will. You be the judge.
>
>
> Further on we have a number of people that I greatly appreciate, among
> which are Leinir, Nikolaj, Lydia, Leo, Bart, and Jeff. I'm pretty sure
> that these people are also good candidates for our board.
>
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_endorsement
>
> -- 
> Mark Kretschmann
> Amarok Developer
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