Hi Simon,

I’ve noticed that you are now a PMC member of Apache NetBeans!

Congratulations!

Regards,
Dave

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> On Nov 22, 2019, at 2:30 PM, Simon Phipps <webm...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter - Thanks for the update and also for your service as PMC Chair all
> this time! You definitely deserve a break!
> 
> (FWIW, I asked not as a criticism but because previous chair rotations were
> discussed here (as far as I remember!) and I wondered why this one was done
> privately.)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Simon
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 4:50 PM Peter Kovacs <pe...@apache.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everybody,
>> 
>> I am not speaking for the PMC, but for myself and from my personal view.
>> I joined the Project in 2016. It has been my became Chairman in end of
>> 2017. As unexperienced as I have been it was the best move for me to go
>> into.
>> It have been an exiting and educating 2 year period as Chairman. Since the
>> PMC has decided we want to change the chair on regular bases and often I
>> fought for my availability until very late in this year.
>> But now I am relieved that I can relax a little from the mails.
>> 
>> I announced early on private to give everyone on the PMC enough time to
>> think his or her availability through. After all it is a free choice to
>> stand up for this.
>> 
>> The Chairman is in my eyes a sort of envoy between
>> ASF and PMC. I would not make much of a Fuzz about the change. This is
>> less important then the title implies.
>> I hope we can convince someone else to step up for 2021. Maybe again a
>> fresh face from the none ASF Members on the PMC. That would be super cool.
>> 
>> I want to focus next year my time more on project building topics and on
>> development. So this is not to be seen as a stepping down. I would title it
>> more as a position shift. And I am very happy to know Jim will be on the
>> watch @board. I have no doubts that Jim is a good choice.
>> 
>> I hope this extensive comment is helping everyone. If you have more I am
>> happy to answer them here on @dev. Just have some patience since due to the
>> shift I will maybe slower on answers.
>> 
>> 
>> Have fun
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
>> 


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