hello Jinwoo Once again congratulations for that huge effort. I have worked on another open source project and I know the efforts to do for improving such projects. Once again, congratulations. I wish you and the community happy and prosperous year 2026. Paul
> > On 23 Dec 2025 at 03:35, Jinwoo Hwang via user <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > 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]> > 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<http://jinwoohwang.com/> > > > > > >
