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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Welcome, Ralph!

On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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
>
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>
>


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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Mikael Ståldal <mi...@magine.com>.
Sounds like a great appointment.

Congratulations Ralph!

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org> wrote:

> Congrats Ralph!!!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Welcome, Ralph!
>>
>> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>>
>
>


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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Welcome Ralph Goers as the new Apache Logging Chair

Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Congrats Ralph!!!


Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welcome, Ralph!
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 09:33, Christian Grobmeier <gr...@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-unsubscribe@logging.apache.org
>> For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-dev-help@logging.apache.org
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>
>