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