Hi Mark, Thank you very much for the kind and generous note. I really appreciate your recognition and support. It means a great deal to me and to everyone who contributed to making Apache Geode 2.0 a reality.
I fully agree that this release is just one important milestone in a longer journey. I am excited about what lies ahead and look forward to continuing the modernization and growth of Apache Geode together with the community as we move into 2026. Thanks again for your encouragement and leadership. Best regards, Jinwoo Hwang (he/him/his) SAS® Research and Development http://JinwooHwang.com<http://jinwoohwang.com/> From: Mark Bretl <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Jinwoo Hwang <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Apache Geode 2.0.0 – A Historic Milestone Made Possible by You EXTERNAL Thank you Jinwoo for all your work with getting 2.0 available for everyone to use. This is a great milestone for Geode and the community, it could not have been done without you, much appreciated. I want to echo your points for letting this only be part of the journey for Geode, continuing the growth and modernization efforts of the code base. Looking forward to what we can do in 2026! Best regards, Mark Apache Geode On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM Jinwoo Hwang via dev <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hello Apache Geode Community, With the release of Apache Geode 2.0.0, I would like to pause and offer my sincere thanks to everyone who contributed time, care, and belief to make this moment possible. This release marks the first major Apache Geode release in over a decade, and it represents a meaningful new chapter for the project. I began the Apache Geode 2.0 effort more than a year ago, initially delivering a private 2.0 fork through my employer’s products as a critical dependency. It is deeply gratifying to now see that work upstreamed and released to the broader Apache Geode community. This effort was not easy. It required persistence, patience, and a shared commitment to the future of Apache Geode. The fact that we arrived here at all is a testament to the strength of this community and to the enduring value of open-source collaboration. I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to Sai Boorlagadda, Leon Finker, Arnout Engelen, Niall Pemberton, Greg Chase, Nitin Lamba, and Bryan Behrenshausen for their support, reviews, testing, and encouragement throughout the release process. Each of you played an important role in helping carry this release across the finish line, and your contributions truly mattered. More broadly, thank you to every community member who followed along, asked questions, reviewed code, tested snapshots, or simply continued to believe in the project during a long and uncertain period. Apache Geode 2.0.0 is not the end of a journey. It is the beginning of a renewed and exciting path forward, shaped by community members like you who show up with passion, dedication, and a genuine desire to build something that lasts. There is still important work ahead of us. This includes upgrading Java to the latest supported versions, migrating major frameworks such as Spring to their most current releases, completing the migration of our CI pipelines to modern infrastructure, maintaining a strong focus on the remediation of security vulnerabilities, and advancing the SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) project to improve transparency and compliance. These efforts are essential to keeping Apache Geode secure, reliable, and aligned with industry standards. I invite everyone who is interested to take part in this next phase of modernization and growth. I am truly grateful to be part of this community and honored to have served in bringing this milestone to fruition. I look forward to continuing this journey together and to the work we will accomplish next. With sincere thanks, Jinwoo Hwang (he/him/his) SAS® Research and Development http://JinwooHwang.com<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___http://JinwooHwang.com___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86MzNlZTY1MzQyNTFkYjg0NDBmYzBlMzJhNjBlYjhkNGQ6NzpjZGZlOjczNzYxMDkzMWIzNWFmMzM3NDc0NjE4MTYyYzRkMmI4MDA0MGM5NWYzMGNlOWU3MzZlNzE0NDZjZjdjNzJkYjk6aDpUOk4><http://jinwoohwang.com/<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___http://jinwoohwang.com/___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86MzNlZTY1MzQyNTFkYjg0NDBmYzBlMzJhNjBlYjhkNGQ6NzplNjFmOjg5NjUxYTY5ODIxNTY1OTYyZWU1MDYzODRkNTJkNWY1NzZlNjI4YjEwNWZhNjQxNzMzMjU5YjczZjU4NmY5ZmM6aDpUOk4>>
