Re: [libreoffice-design] I'm going to leave the community - thanks to all of you!

Hi Bernhard,

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Bernhard Dippold
<bernhard@familie-dippold.at> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm very sorry that I have to announce this:
>
> I can't spend my time on LibreOffice any more.
>
> During the last weeks (to be honest: even the last months) I only read this
> list and some of the others I'm subscribed to, but my replies became very
> rare.
>
> I tried for a very long time to avoid compromising my private life with my
> LibreOffice (and previously OpenOffice.org) activities. But looking on my
> life I have to confess, that this didn't really work out.
>
> From now on I will try to spend more time with the most important people in
> my real life: my children and my friends.

Don't forget family :P

> Even if I like being here very much, real life is more important - and if
> you understand that you have to spend your time wisely, your decision is
> clear...
>
> I'm not the one to reduce my activities until a certain amount of work: It
> turned out in the past that I had been as active as before (or even more)
> after a few week's time.
>
> So I have to stop all my LibreOffice activities and hope that you keep up
> the great work you already do.

+1 - I hope we can fulfill that (and that as you use LibO in the
future, you can see it for yourself)

> It has been very much fun to be a part of this community.
> I learned quite a lot during the 6 or 7 years of in the OpenOffice.org and
> LibreOffice community (I improved not only my English), but the most
> important part of the work here is to meet not only co-workers, but friends.
>
> I'm leaving very reluctantly, but as the day has less than 30 hours to work,
> I know that my decision is the right one.

Each of us has to be the judge of what the most effective and
important use of our limited and precious time is, and there's no
arguing with yours!

> Thank you that I could be part of such a great community - and a design team
> that starts to become more and more important inside this community.

It was a pleasure, but I'd be remiss if I didn't thank you for
encouraging me when I first joined OpenOffice.org all those years ago.
I'm sure there are plenty of others who would not be here without your
kind welcomes, feedback and discussions.

I don't think there's much more that I can add that hasn't been said
already, so I'll keep it short: enjoy your children, family and
friends. Your contributions have been dearly appreciated, and the
art/branding/design of OpenOffice and LibreOffice projects have
benefitted immensely from your presence. They were and continue to be
vastly better projects because of your involvement. I hope that over
time we can fill the gap that you leave, but it won't be easy and it
certainly won't be quick.

Best wishes for the future, and thanks again for all the fun,

Ivan.

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