[Foundation-l] Upcoming tech hiring: CTO position split

[Brion Vibber]

On 8/7/09 11:12 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> I think this is a fantastic idea. I think the biggest problem the tech
> side of the WMF has had over the last year or two has been
> prioritisation and splitting the job like this should help that no
> end.
>
> I'm curious - would the Senior Software Architect report to the CTO?
> If so, that means Brion has, technically speaking, proposed his own
> demotion - there aren't many people big enough to do that!

It sure beats letting the organization succumb to the 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle :)

-- brion