Congratulations Markus. On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 15:35 Richard Zowalla <r...@apache.org> wrote:
> The Project Management Committee (PMC) for Apache TomEE has invited Markus > to become a committer and we are pleased to announce that he has accepted. > > Markus, when I started contributing and I eventually got invited to become > a committer, JL sent a wonderful message[1] quoting David on the well > known saying > "It takes a village... (to raise a child)"[2]. I can't compete with > David's and JL's wonderful words. > > So I will keep it simple and tell it in my Swabian words: "Ned gschimpft > isch globt gnua!“ ;-) - I'm very proud to write this announcement on behalf > of the Apache TomEE PMC. > > I'm glad you've accepted the invitation and embraced the Apache way. As > committers, it's our responsibility to empower others to contribute, and I > think you've done an excellent job so far. > You have continuously contributed to the project by fixing bugs, > implementing parts of the EE spec, and fixing our implementation to comply > with the TCK. > > It seems that no task is too hard for you (and we have plenty of work to > do) ;-) > > Let's not forget your great work in our upstream dependencies, but most > importantly, helping users and other potential committers. > > Becoming a committer simplifies the contribution process by eliminating > the need for patch submissions, which should help increase productivity. > > Let's join together in extending a warm welcome and a thank you to him. > > Gruß > Richard > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/t9x5lw60vp8f7p8g3t7z5l8y90lw2jx4 > [2] https://marc.info/?l=openejb-development&m=124449264613980&w=2 > >
