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He probbaly didn't realise the committment involved.
Sitting in someones front garden, on the edge of a pond with a red pointy hat, with a fishing rod, for days on end, can be very tiring.
Then you got the cats pissing on you and the birds landing on your head.
Its no fun, I can tell you.
Its tough being a gnome
Who is the guy and how did he get that position?
I'm guessing he's just a businessman that was hired based on connections or "credentials"? Does he have any connection with the free software space at all?
We need to keep scumbags like that as far away from the ecosystem as possible. They are leeches and will take advantage of our ignorance if we let them.
I have practically no respect for the gnome project at this point, so it wouldn't surprise me if this guy was brought in because the gnome foundation wants to emulate proprietary software companies.
Looking at his list of contributions, he didn't do much but probably sucked up a fat paycheck.
Given that until 2024 their Executive Director was a professional shaman, I'm starting to suspect that they might not have what you'd call standard vetting practices.
Always a good sign.
I just see those foundation onboard / leaves from afar ... but isnt the retention rate way to high to do actual foundational stuff?