On 2019-08-23 07:19, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > > On 8/20/19 9:33 AM, mark wrote: >> Hi, folks, >> >> Well, it's ten years that I've been on this list, right when I >> started >> this job. But, it's time to move on... I'm retiring. (Yeah, that old.) > > I plan on going one more year to hit 70. Working on a contract that > should carry me through with some interesting work. > >> So, though I'll be part time for a few months, and running CentOS at >> home (in spite of my manager's pushing me to do Ubuntu). This list is >> *so* much more useful than any of the ones I've seen for Ubuntu, or >> much else. > > I guess I made the 'right' decision back when CentOS was spun up. In > fact it took me until Fedora 6 (I think 6, as I have some old notes > about it) came out to switch my notebook off CentOS to Fedora. > >> I'm very much looking forward to C 8. > > I really need to look at what the pluses are. > >> One more thing: I know I've been over the top on ethics "I work for a >> US federal contractor, but not saying more", even though there's folks >> like Todd, who's military. Anyway, now that I'm out, today, my line (in >> person) was, "I'm with the federal goverment, and I'm here to help >> you." Then, after they ask if I'll have to kill them, I can say, no: >> I've been with the NIH, and so, yes, I really meant it. > > I am working on a subcontract with US gov agency that the work will as > be to help. Talks, though have been dragging on, and the agency wants > to issue initial rule making all to soon. > >> I'll show up occasionally, but not like I have been. > > Looking forward to seeing a more laid back Mark around! > >> So long, and thanks for all the fish. > > And just before global warming cooks them all (problems with Salmon up > in Alaska). Global warming was just a misspelling. It was supposed to be something about worms. Valeri > > Great to hear about the start of new things for you! > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++