Reflections

[chris hermansen]

Thanks very much, Nicholas. At the end of the day, I depend on Ubuntu for
my own work and that of my kids; and the efforts of people like you and
everyone else in this group are a key part of making that happen.

Best wishes in the new initiative.

Chris Hermansen
On Mar 15, 2016 4:19 PM, "Nicholas Skaggs" <nicholas.skaggs at canonical.com>
wrote:

> The joys of Spring (or Fall for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere)
> are now upon us. The change of seasons spurs us to implement our own
> changes, to start anew. It's a time to reflect on the past, appreciate it,
> and then do a little Spring cleaning.
>
> As I write this to you, I'm doing my own reflecting. It's been quite a
> journey we've undertaken within the QA community. It's not always been
> easy, but I think we are poised for even greater success with Xenial than
> Trusty and Precise LTS's. We have continued ramping up our quality efforts
> to test new platforms, such as the phone and IOT devices, while also
> implementing automated testing via things like autopkgtest and autopilot.
> Nevertheless, the desktop images have continued to release like clockwork.
> We're testing more things, more often, while still managing to raise our
> quality bar.
>
> I want to thank all of the volunteers who've helped make each of those
> releases a reality. Oftentimes quality can be a background job, with thank
> you's going unsaid, while complaints are easy to find. Truly, it's been
> wonderful learning and hacking on quality efforts with you. So thank you!
>
> So if this post sounds a bit like a farewell, that's because it is. At
> least in a way. Moving forward, I'll be transitioning to working on a new
> challenge. Don't worry, I'm keeping my QA hat on, and staying firmly within
> the realm of ubuntu! However, the time has come to try my hand at a
> different side of ubuntu. That's right, it's time to head to the last
> frontier, juju!
>
> I'll be working on improving the quality story for juju, but I believe
> juju has real opportunities to enable the testing story within ubuntu too.
> I'm looking forward to the new challenges, and sharing best practices.
> We're all working on ubuntu at it's heart, no matter our focus.
>
> Moving forward, I'll still be around in my usual haunts. You'll still be
> able to poke me on IRC, or send me a mail, and I'm certainly still going to
> be watching what happens within quality with interest. That said, you are
> much more likely to find me discussing juju, servers and charms in #juju.
>
> As with anything, please feel free to contact me directly if you have any
> concerns or questions. I plan to wind down my involvement during the next
> few weeks. I'll be handing off any lingering project roles, and stepping
> down gracefully. Ubuntu 'Y' will begin anew, with fresh challenges and
> fresh opportunities. I know there are folks waiting to tackle them!
>
> ---
>
> This post was a copy of what's on my blog[1]. Please feel free to ask any
> questions or voice any concerns you like. I'll be around through the end of
> Xenial, but less and less until release. I will make sure I'm transitioning
> any on-going projects or work, but don't hesitate it you have something you
> need specifically from me before I go.
>
> Again, it's been a pleasure working with all of you! I'll miss you all and
> wish you all well in the future. It truly is hard to go.
>
> Here's to a great Xenial release!
>
> Nicholas
>
> 1. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2016/03/reflections.html
>
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