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... 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 ;) Thanks guys ! On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Ludovic Poitou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must say that the OpenDS team was not happy to learn the news from upper > management and the public announcement on Apache Directory mailing lists > only. > > As a matter of fact, after the announce of the OpenDS / Apache Directory > Server, the whole French team resigned and is transferring to Redmond to > work with Howard and Alex, except myself, as I was competing with 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 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 to stop > > > working on ApacheDS. I will start working for M$ on the Active Directory > > > Team. So this is great timing. > > > > > > > I was going to wait till the ink was dry on the contracts, but I guess I > should mention that Microsoft also invited me to be the new architect for > the Active Directory team. So in fact Alex and I will be working together at > Microsoft, effective as of 23:59:59 tonight. > > > > They actually contacted me about a month ago, after I'd pointed out some > of their DB design flaws on the UMich LDAP list. I must admit it's been fun > hacking on OpenLDAP, but now I'll just be ordering other devs 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) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > Hello Howard, > > > > > > I'm a senior technical recruiting consultant at Microsoft and I support > > > the Connected Systems Division's (all things SOA) quest in identifying > > > exceptional senior level technical talent for critical and key 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 pioneers, I > > > have come across the many references to your technical innovation and > > > leadership successes with Locus, Platinum and of course, Symas. If you > > > would be so kind, I'd like to request a few minutes of your time 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 reply. > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > LXXXXXXXXXX > > > > > > Sr. Technical Recruiting Consultant > > > > > > Search Wizards at Microsoft > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > *Software Architect* > > > > > > *Directory Services / Active Directory* > > > > > > * * > > > > > > > *http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/idm/DirectoryServices.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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> 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 about > > > merging OpenDS into Apache Directory Server. > > > > > > This is a great news, as we will benefit from more than 10 years of > > > experience from the SUN directory team ! > > > > > > In the next few daysn we will have to vote for 30 more committers, so > be > > > ready to be flooded with VOTEs... > > > > > > The new product will be named Swordfish, to follow Sun's recent naming > > > (Glassfish and so on). A very appropriate name ! > > > > > > Thanks ! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > cordialement, regards, > > > Emmanuel Lécharny > > > 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/ > > > > -- Regards, Cordialement, Emmanuel Lécharny www.iktek.com
