Hi David,
First of all a big congratulations and wish you all the best for
Tomitribute :)
Tiklu
On Sep 24, 2013 8:42 AM, "David Blevins" <[email protected]> wrote:
> You may have seen today's announcement :) Before the day closes -- I
> *still* have to finish my presentation for tomorrow!! -- I want give a
> quick note to my fellow TomEE creators on what I hope Tomitribe means for
> all of you.
>
> This week last year I quietly left IBM after 7 years to do something I
> thought was critical, vital, and ultimately had to be done. It was a hard
> decision and one that took quite a long while to make. I worked with
> wonderful people, on open source, was handsomely paid and traveled the
> world. So why on earth would I leave such an amazing job? To be quite
> honest, I want those same things for everyone here.
>
> I am offered amazing jobs and opportunities all the time -- some pretty
> difficult ones to turn down. Some TomEE related some Java EE or other
> related. In fact there've been a few big names sniffing around this
> project. Try as I might, though, I was never able to get those offers
> extended to people in this community who I feel work just as hard and are
> just as important. My dream is to work with all of you as much as possible.
>
> It became abundantly clear to me that the only way this would be possible
> is if I made it happen. It isn't my natural inclination to do this kind of
> thing and I've found I've grown quite a lot over the last year from the
> challenge pulling this into existence. It has taken significant amount of
> my time away from actual development, but the sacrifice is worth it if it
> can mean more time for all of you some day.
>
> We all love this project, want more time to devote to it and to those who
> use it, and I'm not stopping till I can make that happen. I've had the joy
> of working on open source on a near full-time basis for over 10 years and
> nothing has brought me more joy than the times when there are many active
> faces all pitching in. It isn't the software I love, it's the community,
> it's you.
>
> People have already started to get mistaken, saying "So Tomitribe created
> TomEE?" My answer is no, you have it backwards. TomEE created Tomitribe.
>
> Tomitribe isn't going to be a 50 person company over night, but I hope
> with all of your support we can get there.
>
> Open source is ultimately an act of optimism and sacrifice. You've given
> so much to this project and I want to give back. You deserve it.
>
>
> -David
>
>
