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Re: Tim Courtney (was Re: Call For Nominations: 2006 LDraw Steering Committee
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Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:21:16 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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OK, this is a bit out of process, sorry... What I had HOPED to be writing here
was a nomination for Tim Courtney. Instead, you get this.
I have been in communication with Tim Courtney, after asking him if he wanted
to be nominated to serve another term on the Steering Committee. Tim has
decided that he cannot devote his energies to the office to the necessary
level this coming term and asked me not to nominate him for this year.
So it is with some regret that I inform you of this, but I also wanted to
express my personal thanks for all the things Tim Courtney has done for the
Ldraw community over the years. I am absolutely certain that Ldraw would NOT
be where it is today, or anywhere near it in fact, without the huge amount of
effort that Tim has put in for many many years. So I say “Thanks” Tim!
Larry Pieniazek
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Everyone:
I gave Lar the green light to post this, because I felt coming out and saying it
first would be a tad presumptuous. I’d just like to say that it’s been wonderful
working with the LDraw community for the last (wow) 8 years!
Lots of cool stuff has come out of our combined efforts! Some personal
highlights:
- Multiple Mac versions of software :-)
- Not one but TWO great LDraw tools books (thanks to two great publishers who took a chance on a fun niche community)
- LDraw on G4TechTV - yay!
- Two great showings at SIGGRAPH 2003 and 2004 (thanks to OrionP, Steve Barile, Julian Gomez, and many more)
- A new, multi-user accessible web site that volunteers can easily collectively contribute to (thanks to Orion)
- A community organization with constructive processes that ensure good governance of the common resources
- Incredible raytracing settings that give photo-realism or look like actual official instructions
- MUCH more...
As I’ve now been out of school since June, and focused intently on (non-LEGO)
for-profit business ventures, I donm’t have the bandwidth to justify a seat on
the SteerCo. I also believe it’s time to pass the torch, and encourage others to
take the helm, setting the vision and direction for LDraw.org and leading the
community forward.
It’s been fun working with all of you, and though I won’t be as active of a
presence online anymore I look forward to seeing many friends at future fests,
including BrickFest in August.
-Tim
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