1 # Term Limited on Debian Technical Committee
3 I woke up this morning and realized that for the first time since
4 [17 April 2001](https://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2001/04/msg00025.html),
5 I am no longer a member of the Debian Technical Committee.
7 My departure from the committee is a consequence of the
8 [Debian General Resolution](https://www.debian.org/vote/2014/vote_004)
9 "limiting the term of the technical committee members" that was passed
10 amending the Debian Constitution nearly a year ago. As the two longest-serving
11 members, both over the term limit, Steve Langasek and I completed our service
14 In early March 2015, I
15 [stepped down](https://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2015/03/msg00032.html)
16 from the role of chairman after serving in that role for the better part of
17 a decade, to help ensure a smooth transition. Don Armstrong is now serving
18 admirably in that role, I have the utmost respect for the remaining members
19 of the TC, and the process of nominating replacements for the two now-vacant
20 seats is already well underway.
22 So, for the Debian project as a whole, today is really a non-event... which
23 is exactly as it should be! Debian has been a part of my life since 1994,
24 and I sincerely hope to be able to remain involved for many years to come!