well, On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 09:31:42PM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > is it possible to get an email from mitch himself that might inject a > > little something more into this decision? > > > > giving bad news like this, after so long. it seems fair to have > > more to go on. > > > > mitch is not quick to email. i understand this. it would be nicer > > to hear it straight from the "horse's mouth" however. > > Mitch is on holidays at his parent's place so don't expect him to > answer during the next days. Also he said he won't go to this year's > Guadec/GimpCon several months ago already. He just recently considered > to perhaps change his mind but yesterday finally decided not to. His > personal reasons don't need to be discussed on the lists and it is > IMHO very impolite of you to ask for this to happen. > > Anyway, what about you? I guess I missed your mail to the list that > tells us you are coming? > i check my mail for personal mail i sent to mitch. i have been sending personal mail explaining what i am doing to potential VOLUNTEERS so as not to offend them and yet still protect the ones we have. you think that having mitch send this bad news himself is rude? i think it is beautiful. i think you are rude. i am also concerned because every photo i ever saw of you, mitch was in the background very close to a keyboard. i have a theory that you do not function without mitch at the keyboard. this makes me as nervous and rashy as using windows does. i am planning on screaming "whee!" so loudly when i get the ticket that you will be able to hear this in berlin. as for mitch writing his own mail -- he has a certain sort of elegance in his use of words that you and i both lack. carol > > > Sven
