Problem/Motivation
When I left Acquia, I had ALL the good intentions of staying involved in the Drupal community and continuing to help out with core maintainership, albeit in more of a "strategic consultant" capacity vs. being mired in the issue queue happenings day-to-day. And while I'm grateful for the collaboration opportunities that have arisen meanwhile (it was SO LOVELY to work alongside so many awesome people at DrupalCon Portland last year, for example! :D), I need to be realistic about my level of commitment ~2 years on. Reviewing/committing core patches and contributing meaningfully to the product direction of Drupal is simply not a thing I've been able to prioritize adequately since my move into the data space. :( I want to clear the way for others to take a more active role in the things that I have traditionally been so passionate about: improving usability, end user input into product direction, and maintainer sustainability.
Proposed resolution
Therefore, here's a patch.
In ideal world, I would love this not to close doors completely; if my situation ever changes and I have more time / attention / focus to dedicate to Drupal, I'd be more than happy to participate in a maintainer capacity again. But right now, my heart is with community building across open source data infrastructure, and it's important to be honest/realistic about that.
Remaining tasks
Someone to commit it for me. <3 :)
THANK YOU
I can't underscore enough my gratitude for the Drupal project and especially the community around Drupal we've all built together. Getting involved so many years ago literally changed my entire life, and the lives of so many others. We've been through a LOT together, and I'm so grateful for all of you who have become life-long friends. <3 I hope we continue to run into each other, maybe even at DrupalCon again someday! :)
