Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 64434 invoked from network); 26 Oct 2005 09:22:39 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 26 Oct 2005 09:22:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 21114 invoked by uid 500); 26 Oct 2005 09:22:33 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 21068 invoked by uid 500); 26 Oct 2005 09:22:33 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 21057 invoked by uid 99); 26 Oct 2005 09:22:33 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:22:33 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [192.151.27.10] (HELO mailhub.hp.com) (192.151.27.10) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:22:30 -0700 Received: from [155.208.254.69] (bbnrel6.hp.com [155.208.254.69]) by mailhub.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8AB127126 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:22:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <435F4AB9.4080806@apache.org> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:22:01 +0200 From: Jacek Laskowski User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Subject: Re: Giving back: gbuild.org References: <82E488C0-BD28-4A5A-A906-DA00398977D6@visi.com> In-Reply-To: <82E488C0-BD28-4A5A-A906-DA00398977D6@visi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N David Blevins wrote: > Since testing/building is a really hard thing in Geronimo and the large > community of projects surrounding it, Dain and I decided it was time to > take action and put our own $$ on the table to help. Projects like > Geronimo, OpenEJB and ActiveMQ have provided us with so much > opportunity, we saw this as a way to give back on a very personal > level. We went out and purchased four servers on our own dime that we > are dedicating to all the projects that comprise Geronimo. The focus > is on providing the large community of committers on the various > projects the resources to test and build and keep the Geronimo > ecosystem running. Hi Dave, Awesome! It took my breath when I first read it. I support it wholeheartedly and will help polishing stuff as much as the time permits. I admire you, Dave and Dain and others not mentioned by name, for your determination to shape a high-quality ecosystem of open source projects. > -David Jacek