[Mageia-marketing] [Mageia-artwork] Splash screens ready

Mon Mar 12 14:34:39 CET 2012

Alright, you want to know more reasons? I'll give you more reasons.
+See, both teams heard about this bug several weeks ago, and that should
+have been sufficient time to come up with a good solution and put it
+together in time for the artwork freeze. But that's provided that everybody
+actually does some work.
+At the time I was going through finals and couldn't really help out (and
+then last week I was sick for several days and totally out of commission),
+but I saw this as something very important and sacrificed a lot of my time
+to try and pull this together. In fact, I sacrificed too much of my time
+and my grades suffered. But that was my choice to make and I alone have to
+face the consequences.
+Now, in the past when there were things that needed doing and deadlines
+looming the same thing happened, one person did most or all of the work and
+saved the collective asses of his or her teammates.
+I was sincerely hoping that we could prevent that from happening again, and
+maybe, maybe really work together this time and share the workload. And it
+appeared to be working.
+And then Esteban showed up with a magical external solution which was very
+good, but very bad for the teams.
+
+I did not want the responsibility of artwork team leader, but I had it
+thrust upon me due to various circumstances that were beyond my control.
+And rather than pass the buck I picked up the gauntlet and faced the
+challenge to the best of my abilities and time.
+I tried to do what I thought would be best for Mageia in general, and the
+artwork team in particular in the long run. If that makes me a dick, fine.
+I didn't set out to be a dick and had only the best intentions. I still
+think that what I did is better for Mageia, and given the opportunity I
+would do it again, but it wouldn't be any easier.
+I'm very sorry that Esteban feels this way, that was entirely not my
+intention. In fact, I was up for over an hour last night (actually very
+early this morning) agonizing over that email, trying my best *not *to
+sound like a dick. I guess I failed there.
+
+Now, I am not going to resign in a huff and storm off, because that would
+be even worse. I don't know what I will do, but I'm open to suggestions.
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