Re: [MSE] Stepping down as MSE editor

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Joe Steele <steele@adobe.com> wrote:

> Let me add my thanks as well Aaron. This spec is a huge step forward and
> Adobe appreciates the effort you put into getting all of us this far.
>

​Also from Netflix! MSE is working really well - I have great
up-and-to-the-right traffic graphs for multiple browsers on some big
screens near my desk​ and this interoperability success is in no small part
due to Aaron's diligence with the specification. Thanks!

…Mark



>
> Joe Steele
> Adobe Systems, Inc.
>
> On Mar 9, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> On behalf of the W3C HTML WG and the entire Media Task Force I want to
> extend our thanks to Aaron for his great work on MSE and helping us get the
> specification as far as Candidate Recommendation status.
>
> Thank you.
>
> /paulc
> HTML WG co-chair
>
> Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada
> 17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3
> Tel: (425) 705-9596 Fax: (425) 936-7329
>
> *From:* Aaron Colwell [mailto:acolwell@google.com <acolwell@google.com>]
> *Sent:* Monday, March 09, 2015 1:29 PM
> *To:* <public-html-media@w3.org>
> *Subject:* [MSE] Stepping down as MSE editor
>
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to let people know that I'd like to step down from being the MSE
> editor. I left the Chrome team ~5 months ago and I had hoped that I would
> be able to keep up with my MSE spec editing duties. As time has gone on
> though I have found that it has been increasingly difficult for me to find
> time to focus on MSE. My current responsibilities at Google don't involve
> the web platform at all so context-switches to MSE work are particularly
> difficult. Since I cannot provide the attention to this work that I have in
> the past, I think it is best for me to step down and let someone else take
> over.
>
> In order to facilitate the transition to a new editor, I'd be happy to
> answer any questions he/she may have and walk them through the docs and the
> process I've followed over the years.
>
> Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who has participated in the MSE spec
> process. We have come a long way together since I proposed it to WebKit
> ~3.5 years ago and Mark, Adrian, and I proposed it to the W3C ~3 years ago.
> I have appreciated your guidance, support and patience.
>
> Aaron
>
>
>