Not dead, only sleeping!
It’s not quite “Goodbye!”
I’ve been very quiet for the last 6 months. I had hoped that by now things
would have got back to normal, but it isn’t so, and there is little sign that
it will do for the foreseeable future.
Storm waves batter Blackpool Promenade – the image that feels like my life at the moment
Early in May it became apparent that my family responsibilities were
increasing, and in fact they have increased massively so that I have little
time for any of my own interests. As a result I’ve had to make some hard
decisions. I’ve cut down considerably on the number of mailing lists that I
follow – that alone has made quite a difference. Reluctantly, because I feel
guilty about it, I’ve left most of the UserBase work to Claus_chr and Yurchor.
What I have managed, and what I hope to continue to do until things change, is
regular checks for spammers on all three wikis (though Yurchor often gets there
before me!). I’ve signed up more translators – which is great to see. What’s
really missing is new stuff – new pages, and improvements that we planned to do over this year’. Claus_chr is left pretty well working on his own on that level, so if you have any time to spare and are willing to work in Mediawiki,
please contact him on #kde-www or use the UserBase email facility to speak to him.
I’m still hoping that gradually things will calm down. Who knows? I might
even manage to keep Digikam fans up to date with Dmitri Popov’s blogs.
Whatever happens, I’m not dead, only sleeping, as the saying goes.
