Congrats Ralph!!!
Cheers, Paul On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> >
