Welcome, Ralph! On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hello all, > > I was the chair of the Apache Logging Services project for 3 1/2 years. > Thank you, it was a great time. But it is time to move on. I think it is > critical for ASF projects to let the Chair role rotate. > > At Logging Services, we agreed to discuss the role each year at the time > of the ASF members meeting. We did that. We will continue to do that (at > least that's my hope! :)). > > The PMC discussed who could fill the role of the Logging Chair, and > while we have many great people among us, we unanimously voted for Ralph > Goers. > > Ralph wrote the first versions of what became Log4j 2.0. He wrote large > parts of it until a fantastic community grew around the project. Without > him and his hard work, we would still be stuck on Log4j 1.x times when > things didn't look so bright. > Ralph is not only an experienced developer but also a great teammate and > knows the Apache way in and out. > > Now I am very happy to say he accepted our vote, and the ASF Board > confirmed him in his role, effective immediately. > > Welcome, Ralph! All the best for your new role, and may the force be > with you! > > Cheers, > Christian > > PS: if you are confused by the terms PMC, Chair or whatever, I'd like to > invite you to read the blog I posted when I became chair: > http://www.grobmeier.de/hey-i-became-a-vice-president-07072012.html > > Or the official docs: > http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-dev-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-h...@logging.apache.org > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
