[ghc-steering-committee] Stepping down from the committee

[Eric Seidel]

I'll echo everyone else. I've also greatly enjoyed working with you over the years, and will miss your arguments for keeping Haskell a simpler language.

Thanks Iavor!

Eric

On Wed, May 19, 2021, at 17:24, Simon Peyton Jones via ghc-steering-committee wrote:
> Iavor
> 
> I too would like to thank you very much.  You have been a big 
> contributor to Haskell for a long time, and I've really appreciated 
> your input to the GHC steering committee.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Simon
> 
> |  -----Original Message-----
> |  From: ghc-steering-committee <ghc-steering-committee-bounces at haskell.org> On
> |  Behalf Of Richard Eisenberg
> |  Sent: 19 May 2021 17:22
> |  To: Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de>
> |  Cc: ghc-steering-committee at haskell.org
> |  Subject: Re: [ghc-steering-committee] Stepping down from the committee
> |  
> |  I wholeheartedly agree with Joachim here. I was sad to see Iavor's note and
> |  contemplating writing a plea to stay on -- but then wanted to respect your
> |  decision. Despite the fact, Iavor, that you and I often have been on
> |  opposing sides of a debate, it's a pleasure to work with you, and I will
> |  miss your voice in this committee.
> |  
> |  Thanks for all your contributions!
> |  
> |  Richard
> |  
> |  > On May 19, 2021, at 3:17 AM, Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de>
> |  wrote:
> |  >
> |  > Hello Iavor,
> |  >
> |  > I'm sad to you see leave, and you will leave an hole in the committee.
> |  > I have always greatly valued your particular perspective on these
> |  > matters, and fear that it will be underrepresented in the committee in
> |  > the future. We'll need to keep "what would Iavor say to this" in the
> |  > back of our heads from now on...
> |  >
> |  > 50 months is an impressive time to spend on a project like this, and
> |  > if interests shift and it becomes less rewarding than it used to be,
> |  > then stepping down is the right step to do. Should you ever change
> |  > your mind, I'll be happy to see your name on the ballot!
> |  >
> |  > Cheers, and looking forward to see you at a conference at some point,
> |  > Joachim
> |  >
> |  >
> |  > Am Dienstag, den 18.05.2021, 11:52 -0700 schrieb Iavor Diatchki:
> |  >> I think it is time for me to step down from the GHC committee---
> |  >> lately I find that I don't have the enthusiasm I used to have for
> |  >> reviewing or discussing proposals, so it makes sense to make space
> |  >> for someone who is passionate about doing this work.
> |  >>
> |  >> Thanks for working with me, and I am looking forward to having a beer
> |  >> with you all at ICFP once the world reopens!
> |  >>
> |  >> -Iavor
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