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Subject: Re: Sun and Apache will collaborate more...
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:30:08 +0200
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On Apr 2, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Emmanuel Lecharny wrote:

> Sadly, Alex and Howard will *not* move to Redmond, but to the new
> business unit M$ opened yesturday for Active Directory, in Flint,
> Michigan.
>
> And Ludovic won't be able to replace Alex as he is not anymore the
> directory project Chairman...

Did I mention I wanted the Chairman role ? I was more thinking of =20
replacing Alex with regards to his "communication style" (no offense =20
meaning) ;-)

>
>
> I wish April's fool couls last one week, because it was fun to spread
> this info, but sadly, I have to say that we are _not_ merging (yet ;)

It was fun.
You should have cross posted on OpenDS dev mailing list to make it =20
even more realistics...

Ludo
>
>
> Thanks guys !
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Ludovic Poitou =
<ludovic.poitou@gmail.com=20
> > wrote:
>> I must say that the OpenDS team was not happy to learn the news =20
>> from upper
>> management and the public announcement on Apache Directory mailing =20=

>> lists
>> only.
>>
>> As a matter of fact, after the announce of the OpenDS / Apache =20
>> Directory
>> Server, the whole French team resigned and is transferring to =20
>> Redmond to
>> work with Howard and Alex, except myself, as I was competing with =20
>> Howard Chu
>> for the Architect Role and obviously he got it.
>> I will now have the choice to either try to replace Alex or Howard =20=

>> in their
>> previous positions.
>>
>> Ludovic. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2008, at 1:31 AM, Howard Chu wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Alex Karasulu wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just found out that Bill Gates is my real father: I've decided =20=

>>>> to stop
>>>> working on ApacheDS. I will start working for M$ on the Active =20
>>>> Directory
>>>> Team. So this is great timing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was going to wait till the ink was dry on the contracts, but I =20
>>> guess I
>> should mention that Microsoft also invited me to be the new =20
>> architect for
>> the Active Directory team. So in fact Alex and I will be working =20
>> together at
>> Microsoft, effective as of 23:59:59 tonight.
>>>
>>> They actually contacted me about a month ago, after I'd pointed =20
>>> out some
>> of their DB design flaws on the UMich LDAP list. I must admit it's =20=

>> been fun
>> hacking on OpenLDAP, but now I'll just be ordering other devs =20
>> around and
>> making a ton of money instead.
>>>
>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ldap.umich/2989
>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ldap.umich/2990
>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.ldap.umich/2991
>>>
>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject:        quick chat: architecture expertise
>>>> Date:   Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:49:13 -0800
>>>> From:   XXXXXXXXXX (Search Wizards) <XXXXXXXX@microsoft.com>
>>>> To:     hyc@symas.com <hyc@symas.com>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello Howard,
>>>>
>>>> I'm a senior technical recruiting consultant at Microsoft and I =20
>>>> support
>>>> the Connected Systems Division's (all things SOA) quest in =20
>>>> identifying
>>>> exceptional senior level technical talent for critical and key =20
>>>> roles
>>>> within the division. I am currently conducting a search for "the"
>>>> architect for the Directory Services/Active Directory team (job
>>>> description below). In researching innovative engineering =20
>>>> pioneers, I
>>>> have come across the many references to your technical innovation =20=

>>>> and
>>>> leadership successes with Locus, Platinum and of course, Symas. =20
>>>> If you
>>>> would be so kind, I'd like to request a few minutes of your time =20=

>>>> to tell
>>>> you more about this opportunity and to get your thoughts.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance for your time and I look forward to your =20
>>>> reply.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> LXXXXXXXXXX
>>>>
>>>> Sr. Technical Recruiting Consultant
>>>>
>>>> Search Wizards at Microsoft
>>>>
>>>> XXXXXXXX@microsoft.com <mailto:XXXXXXXX@microsoft.com>
>>>>
>>>> *Software Architect*
>>>>
>>>> *Directory Services / Active Directory*
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>>
>> =
*http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/idm/DirectoryServ=
ices.mspx*
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'd rather lick the bottom of your shoes after a long day in Paris
>>>> instead of having to work with SUN.
>>>>
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Emmanuel Lecharny =
<elecharny@gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:elecharny@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hi guys,
>>>>
>>>>  after having had some convos today with some big shots at Sun, I'm
>> very
>>>>  pleased to announce that we have found some kind of agreements =20
>>>> about
>>>>  merging OpenDS into Apache Directory Server.
>>>>
>>>>  This is a great news, as we will benefit from more than 10 years =20=

>>>> of
>>>>  experience from the SUN directory team !
>>>>
>>>>  In the next few daysn we will have to vote for 30 more =20
>>>> committers, so
>> be
>>>>  ready to be flooded with VOTEs...
>>>>
>>>>  The new product will be named Swordfish, to follow Sun's recent =20=

>>>> naming
>>>>  (Glassfish and so on). A very appropriate name !
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks !
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>  --
>>>>  cordialement, regards,
>>>>  Emmanuel L=E9charny
>>>>  www.iktek.com <http://www.iktek.com>
>>>>  directory.apache.org <http://directory.apache.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -- Howard Chu
>>> Chief Architect, Symas Corp.  http://www.symas.com
>>> Director, Highland Sun        http://highlandsun.com/hyc/
>>> Chief Architect, OpenLDAP     http://www.openldap.org/project/
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --=20
> Regards,
> Cordialement,
> Emmanuel L=E9charny
> www.iktek.com