[Board] resignation

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Bart,

I am sorry for your frustration.

I am staying here, representing the community.  But your reaction was, 
definitely considered by me too, is what I meant.  I was upset and 
trying to see what I should do.

But I realize that my passion is alive and, I want to have fun with the 
community, share our Open Source geo passion all around the world, 
everywhere, bring FOSS4G to more communities.....  That's what I know :)

So, I'm now going to do a couple of little things and get back on track 
(edit an outdated osgeo.org page not listing the new board members, make 
sure the Sol Katz news was/is announced, nudge the 2014 committee to 
write down Lessons Learned,...).  Tiny little things but just something 
to get my mind and heart back on track.

And if you feel you want to come back after this dust settles, Bart, we 
can find some space (or a virtual chair) at the table, anytime :)

-jeff





On 2014-09-15 4:23 PM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
> Hey Jeff,
>
> I’m sorry to hear all this, and since I was not at the event I had no idea what has happened.
>
> I’ve made my decision, and honestly you need to make your own decision here, but I definitely don’t want to encourage you to go away at all.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> On 15 Sep 2014, at 21:17, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>
>> Bart, what if you stay on the Board, and I go away, for good?  This way the merge can happen, and big business is happy.  I can't fight with LocationTech lawyers, their big pockets...I realized this on the plane home, it's a fight I cannot win.  If the little guy with the massive FOSS4G spirit could win, I would; but reality, reality (damn) is that this world needs money, business, funding, all that stuff I'm not good at.
>>
>> This week I saw things I thought I would never see in this community: talking behind backs, 'so and so said this', picking events to go to....it was dirty dirty dirty.  THAT isn't what FOSS4G is supposed to be about (no disrespect meant to the 2014 loc, which held an amazing event, or LocationTech which did nothing wrong).  I saw friends turn on friends.  I saw fear.  I even saw tears (yes i had tears in my eyes on saturday, but i tried to hide them...i bet Gerald noticed them in my eyes only during the meeting).
>>
>> It all saddens me deeply.
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2014-09-15 4:05 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>> Hi Bart,
>>>
>>> I never closed any discussion with LocationTech, I did not run away from
>>> sitting down with Andrew, and even on the Discuss list we are all
>>> talking; I feel, this is all what must happen, talking, this all helps.
>>>   I ended up donating all of my Saturday to this, (and well, looks like
>>> all of my today to this)...because it is ultra important.
>>>
>>> This is a sad day.  I have been sad ever since the Board meeting ended.
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2014-09-15 3:58 PM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
>>>> Jeff,
>>>>
>>>> you just wrote: "I do have a problem however with pointing out
>>>> problems with OSGeo and our baby, FOSS4G; instead of pointing out
>>>> problems, I feel those same people could be diving into helping OSGeo
>>>> grow and pick up the ball themselves.”
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I don’t have the energy to pick up the balls.
>>>>
>>>> Also, the e-mail by you and Venka over the weekend sounded to me like
>>>> we’re already closing down the LocationTech discussion before it even
>>>> really started: "Let’s take a few steps back and have a booth at each
>>>> other’s conference.”. This does not really encourage any further
>>>> actions to be honest.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I just don’t have the energy to fight anymore to make changes,
>>>> sorry.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Bart
>>>>
>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 20:48, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bart,
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't understand why you feel that we cannot tackle issues.  I
>>>>> personally make a point to do so (we met with Andrew on Saturday for
>>>>> this reason, donating must of our Saturday for that).  However you
>>>>> are referring to public emails?  I feel we are just now opening up
>>>>> and discussing what it at the core of the issues (in today's email
>>>>> thread, done super publicly on the Discuss list).  How do you feel
>>>>> that we are avoiding the topic?
>>>>>
>>>>> Avoiding would be not attending the meeting with Andrew, or not
>>>>> responding on any thread in a mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you explain how we (of if you mean myself) avoids issues in the
>>>>> public?  Should I have rather not responded in the public thread, in
>>>>> your opinion?  If we don't discuss it on the Discuss list, where else
>>>>> would we do it?
>>>>>
>>>>> -jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2014-09-15 3:35 PM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
>>>>>> Hello board,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’m resigning from the board of directors, mostly because, if I’m
>>>>>> honest with myself, this has been mostly a frustrating experience
>>>>>> for me, sadly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I cannot function in an organisation where things / issues cannot be
>>>>>> put on the table publicly and get discussed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’d rather see someone else take up the spot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wish you all the best.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Bart
>