Thanks for playing everyone! :) I’m not going anywhere ;)
Best Jan -- > On 01 Apr 2016, at 08:45, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Apache CouchDB Community: > > as of today, I’m stepping down from all offices at the ASF: I’ll step > down as Vice President of Apache CouchDB and Apache CouchDB PMC Chair > and I’ll resign from the PMC. I’ll retain my commit bit, but don’t > expect much from me. All issues assigned to me in JIRA can be released. > > tl;dr: MongoDB, Inc. has made me an offer that I cannot refuse. > > The thing that excites me about CouchDB is, obviously, replication, but > I think it is SO important that I want many many more people be able to > make use of it. Also obviously, MongoDB is the most popular database by > far, so it’s a natural step to go there and add replication. > > MongoDB has gotten a lot of ridicule from the industry, although the > CouchDB community has always kept it civil (“right tool for the job”), > but MongoDB 3.0’s WiredTiger storage engine is finally catching up and > their distributed systems game is getting there. I’m excited about the > sneak peeks I’ve gotten for MongoDB 4.0 and beyond! > > Here’s the deal: MongoDB, Inc as hired me to bring replication to > MongoDB. I get a budget, a capable team, and you’ll see my commitment > to open source data storage solutions continued in my new position, > with exceptional code, docs, a sales team and big customers to finally > make my dent in the universe. My job is running the team, product > management for the feature, but also getting dirty with the > implementation. > > We don’t have a ship date yet, but in the spirit of MongoDB’s speed, > we’ll try to get something thrown together for 4.0, maybe a preview in > 3.5. I’m sure it’ll be grand. > > Most of all, I’m glad I’m finally done with Erlang and I can’t wait to > get back into C++! > > * * * > > I’d like to say thank you to each and every one of you who have worked > on or used CouchDB over the years. The interactions with the people > here are what matter most and are what I’ll remember long past any > technology we might have been working on at the time. > > I’ve spent a few months short of a decade working on CouchDB, and I > have a lot to show for it, but it’s clearly time to move on. > > So long, and relax! > Jan > -- > -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
