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"You want to settle old scores? You're on the wrong team. We move forward starting now. Skating, passing, flow, creativity, that is what this team is all about, not old rivalries."
We sometimes discount the importance and relevance of creativity in our work, especially when we focus on things like requirements, reference integrations, conformance, and testing. And yet the creativity involved in doing this well, efficiently, and beautifully is something that sets us apart. Let us acknowledge and celebrate the deep creativity involved in our work. When combined with discipline, it is unstoppable.
"What's your name? Where are you from? Who do you play for?"
"Win, lose, or tie, you're going to play like champions."
"We were taxiing out to the runway and we kind of hit a moose."
We have encountered a number of unexpected obstacles, some of them absolutely ludicrous. We bond through these experiences and we become a stronger team. And we carry those stories and we experience joy and wisdom in the telling of them.
"The rest of the world is afraid. We won't be."
There is is much anger and diplomatic unrest between the countries who make up our member companies. At our global political levels, our world reacts with nationalistic fear. As an open source community we make a choice to be better and greater and transcend this fear. We treat each other with compassion, respect, and trust. That is our strength.
"When you pull on that jersey your represent yourselves and your teammates. And the name of the front of the jersey is a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back."
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