Congratulations, Emmanuel. When reading Alex' lines everyone must see
that you are really the ideal V.P. for Directory.
And thanks to Alex for the past and future work.
Alex Karasulu schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> This email is my last message to the community with my PMC Chair hat on.
>
> For some time now I wanted to step down from the position of PMC Chair
> so the position
> can be cycled among those on our PMC. With the vibrant growth of our
> community and
> a strong PMC I finally feel comfortable doing so. For the record I'm
> not going anywhere
> except fishing on occasion :). I intend to participate on the PMC and
> work hard on progressing
> all Apache Directory projects so they're the best in each of their
> domains. View this
> evolutionary step as a sign of how healthy our community has become.
> Really it's a
> proud day for me.
>
> After announcing my intention to resign, I asked the PMC to recommend a
> candidate
> to the board for V.P. of the Directory Project. Emmanuel Lecharny was
> unanimously
> chosen. In their last official meeting the board approved the
> resolution to make Emmanuel
> the V.P. of Apache Directory.
>
> Emmanuel has been among us forever. I think he began contributing
> before we left the incubator.
> He's probably answered several of your questions and fixed numerous
> issues and added many
> features into ApacheDS. Let me not overlook the fact that he has helped
> forge MINA, LDAP
> Studio and Triplesec. He is equally concerned with every project we've
> had here. Most importantly
> he's been a sturdy rock in our community, helping it grow and overcome
> it's problems. He
> understands the value of community over just the code alone. Emmanuel
> once said to me, "Open Source is not
> a technical phenomenon but a social one. The code just gives us a
> reason to come together."
> Of course he misspelled phenomenon :). Seriously I don't know where we
> would be today without
> his presence. Emmanuel will make an ideal Chair, and we're very lucky
> to have him.
>
> So, everyone, let's welcome him with a big applause!
>
> Regards,
> Alex Karasulu
>
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