<div dir="ltr"><div>Jeff,</div><div>I feel this decision is very bad for the community. </div><div>I respect your decisions, but really hope you could reconsider your resignation.</div><div><br></div><div>If this is due to Location Tech relationship or Bart letter this is a no sense to me.</div><div>I have fight against the remote possibility of a take over from LT and since LT is organizing the FOSS4G-NA in the year that see international FOSS4G in North America (nor Europe nor Asia organized local continental meeting when they hosted the international one) my doubts remains solids, or at least i don't understand the approach of collaborating.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd recommend you take a few days before you make a final decision about your resignation.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Maxi</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-12-10 17:20 GMT+01:00 Michael Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Jeff,<br>
<br>
I would very much hope that you reconsider this resignation. I feel your<br>
energy and passion are important here. You are very much needed.<br>
<br>
Please think this over.<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
Michael Smith<br>
OSGeo Foundation Treasurer<br>
<a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org">treasurer@osgeo.org</a><br>
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On 12/10/15, 11:17 AM, "Board on behalf of Jeff McKenna"<br>
<<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
>Hi Board,<br>
><br>
>I hereby resign from the OSGeo Board of Directors.<br>
><br>
>I always tried my best to represent the OSGeo community, and bring the<br>
>FOSS4G spirit to every corner of this planet.<br>
><br>
>Thank you to everyone in this community. I have tears now, not of<br>
>sadness, but for the community. You each are special to me, and you are<br>
>doing good.<br>
><br>
>My laugh and smile will be at every FOSS4G, no matter how small or what<br>
>country, sharing the true spirit of FOSS4G.<br>
><br>
>I love both OSGeo and FOSS4G. Nothing can ever change that. I shared,<br>
>I learned, I made mistakes, I laughed, I cried, I thanked, I spoke, I<br>
>yelled, I met, I answered emails, I tried my hardest way beyond my<br>
>abilities and means, I gave my life and health, I spoke of "community"<br>
>around the world long before it became cool to do so, I, I tried to<br>
>always represent the community. What I did most though, was listen. I<br>
>listened.<br>
><br>
>Which brings me back on topic.<br>
><br>
>Thank you everyone.<br>
><br>
>Love,<br>
><br>
>-jeff<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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