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+Hello guys,
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+I would like to self-nominate for the role of PTL of CloudKitty for the Xena release cycle. I am the current PTL for the Wallaby cycle and I am willing to continue in this role.
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+I will keep working with existing contributors to maintain CloudKitty for their use cases and encourage the addition of new functionalities.
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+Thank you for your support,
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