Stepping down temporarily

[Valorie Zimmerman]

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 7:47 AM, Gustavo Silva <gsilvapt at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> During this summer, I had the privilege to work with the Kubuntu Packaging
> team and it was a cheerful period. Some of you gave me a purpose when I
> needed the most and I can't thank enough for that.
> However, my life circumstances are changing rapidly (thus I'm absent for a
> long time now) and I am feeling the need to step down for a while until
> things stabilize a bit. In some way, out of respect, I believe you guys
> ought to know about this decision without looking like another guy who
> disappeared out of nowhere.

Thanks for speaking up!

> Some know that I will take a postgraduate degree in computer science this
> next fall and I need to dedicate lots of time to it as they mention the
> program is very strict and rigorous. I definitely do not want to mess that
> up as it is part of my career goals.
>
> So, without taking much more of your time, I wanted to thank everyone who
> has helped me learning more about OS work, packaging and all the time I
> bothered you guys with rookie questions! I have learned a lot and sure know
> how much underappreciated this work you all do is. If it is worth anything,
> thank you for making this distribution possible and I am sure a lot more
> people appreciate your work even if they do not express themselves.
>
> I will still be online via IRC and I hope to get back contributing very
> soon.
>
> Regards,
> Gustavo.
> --
> Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos,
> Gustavo Silva

Have so much fun in your studies, and visit us when you have some
time. You are always welcome! And as you know, we always need testers.
:-)

Thanks for your contributions so far.

Valorie

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