ha ha :-) excellent Jan ;-) -- Andy Wenk Hamburg Germany expect typos cuz it's written mobile Saturday, 02 April 2016, 02:55p.m. +02:00 from Jan Lehnardt < [email protected]> :
>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/ >
