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Posted to users@subversion.apache.org by Ben Collins-Sussman <su...@collab.net> on 2005/09/16 18:36:56 UTC
changing jobs
I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
let folks know that I've decided to change jobs. It means I won't be
working on Subversion full-time for Collabnet anymore.
Before any weird rumors start, allow me to elaborate.
I have no grievances with Collabnet -- it's a wonderful place to work.
The company deserves huge kudos for taking the time (and risk) to pay
people to work on open-source software for all these years.
What's really going on is more personal; I'm ready to move on. It's
tough to work on the same product for 50 hours a week for five years,
and I'm close to burning out. I need a change. I need to work on
something new for awhile. Opportunity recently presented itself (at
Google, in case you're wondering), and the job offer felt like the
next thing (and Right Thing) for both me and my career.
Ironically, this shift is happening right at the same time that
Collabnet is ramping *up* its investment in Subversion -- more people
working on it, more support, more marketing. So please don't
interpret my departure as "Collabnet losing interest in Subversion",
the situation is actually quite the opposite.
In truth, I'm not particularly worried about either Collabnet or
Subversion. I consider this project to be a huge success. What
started out as just me, Karl, and Jim at a whiteboard (back in April
2000) has blossomed into a huge community of developers and users.
Development keeps happening, and the lists are full of users
supporting each other. It makes me proud!
I'm not going to disappear completely, mind you. I'm simply stepping
my involvement down a notch. Instead of "obsessed guy constantly
mailing the lists and driving features", I'll become a typical svn
developer who participates in my free time. I won't have time to read
the users@ list anymore, but I'll still be chatting on the dev@ list
and in #svn-dev on irc.freenode.net.
Thanks, everyone! Witnessing the birth of a completely
self-sustaining open-source project has been rather miraculous to
watch. (Lucky me, I have another miraculous birth to witness in the
very near future... :-) )
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by William Nagel <bi...@stagelogic.com>.
On Sep 16, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs. It means I won't be
> working on Subversion full-time for Collabnet anymore.
>
...
> Thanks, everyone! Witnessing the birth of a completely
> self-sustaining open-source project has been rather miraculous to
> watch. (Lucky me, I have another miraculous birth to witness in the
> very near future... :-) )
Thank you for all of your contributions over the years! Subversion
is where it is today because of the hard work you and the rest of the
Collabnet team have put in, and you should be immensely proud of your
accomplishments.
Congratulations, too, on what sounds to be a wonderful step forward
in both your professional career and personal life!
-Bill
>
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Mark Bohlman <mb...@tcicredit.com>.
Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2005, at 20:36, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
>
>> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
>> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs. It means I won't be
>> working on Subversion full-time for Collabnet anymore.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> I'm not going to disappear completely, mind you. I'm simply stepping
>> my involvement down a notch. Instead of "obsessed guy constantly
>> mailing the lists and driving features", I'll become a typical svn
>> developer who participates in my free time. I won't have time to read
>> the users@ list anymore, but I'll still be chatting on the dev@ list
>> and in #svn-dev on irc.freenode.net.
>
>
> I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say your help on the list has been
> very greatly appreciated. We've learned so much from you and I'm sure
> we'll be answering other users' questions with pointers back to emails
> you've written for a long time to come. Best of luck to you for the
> future! We'll miss you.
>
Ben,
Congratulations on both fronts. Your level-headed efforts will be
very much missed from this group (and I for one am glad you won't be
"too far" away.
-- Mark
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Ryan Schmidt <su...@ryandesign.com>.
On Sep 16, 2005, at 20:36, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs. It means I won't be
> working on Subversion full-time for Collabnet anymore.
>
> [...]
>
> I'm not going to disappear completely, mind you. I'm simply stepping
> my involvement down a notch. Instead of "obsessed guy constantly
> mailing the lists and driving features", I'll become a typical svn
> developer who participates in my free time. I won't have time to read
> the users@ list anymore, but I'll still be chatting on the dev@ list
> and in #svn-dev on irc.freenode.net.
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say your help on the list has
been very greatly appreciated. We've learned so much from you and I'm
sure we'll be answering other users' questions with pointers back to
emails you've written for a long time to come. Best of luck to you
for the future! We'll miss you.
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Greg Thomas <th...@omc.bt.co.uk>.
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:36:56 -0500, Ben Collins-Sussman
<su...@collab.net> wrote:
>In truth, I'm not particularly worried about either Collabnet or
>Subversion.
Regardless, I think it's a great loss to both - your contribution has
been immeasurable.
Good luck with the new job,
Greg
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by William Nagel <bi...@stagelogic.com>.
On Sep 16, 2005, at 1:36 PM, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs. It means I won't be
> working on Subversion full-time for Collabnet anymore.
>
...
> Thanks, everyone! Witnessing the birth of a completely
> self-sustaining open-source project has been rather miraculous to
> watch. (Lucky me, I have another miraculous birth to witness in the
> very near future... :-) )
Thank you for all of your contributions over the years! Subversion
is where it is today because of the hard work you and the rest of the
Collabnet team have put in, and you should be immensely proud of your
accomplishments.
Congratulations, too, on what sounds to be a wonderful step forward
in both your professional career and personal life!
-Bill
>
>
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by kf...@collab.net.
Clint Chapman <no...@clintchapman.com> writes:
> Ben,
> Thanks for all your hard work. I have been very impressed with your
> patience, and understanding. Your posts to the newsgroups were always
> concise, to the point, and very relevant. Congratulations to google
> on snatching you up and good luck in your future endeavors!
Enthusiastically seconded here!
And I can say, from sitting next to Ben for so long, that he really is
like that in person. If you ever have a chance to meet him in person
at a conference or something, take it.
-Karl
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Clint Chapman <no...@clintchapman.com>.
Ben,
Thanks for all your hard work. I have been very impressed with your
patience, and understanding. Your posts to the newsgroups were always
concise, to the point, and very relevant. Congratulations to google on
snatching you up and good luck in your future endeavors!
Inspired,
Clint
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Greg Thomas <th...@omc.bt.co.uk>.
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:36:56 -0500, Ben Collins-Sussman
<su...@collab.net> wrote:
>In truth, I'm not particularly worried about either Collabnet or
>Subversion.
Regardless, I think it's a great loss to both - your contribution has
been immeasurable.
Good luck with the new job,
Greg
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by "Ph. Marek" <ph...@bmlv.gv.at>.
On Friday 16 September 2005 20:36, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> Thanks, everyone! Witnessing the birth of a completely
> self-sustaining open-source project has been rather miraculous to
> watch. (Lucky me, I have another miraculous birth to witness in the
> very near future... :-) )
Congratulations, and welcome in the union of parents! (If I read that
correctly ...)
Regards,
Phil
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Re: changing jobs
Posted by Adrian Hoe <ma...@adrianhoe.com>.
On Sep 22, 2005, at 9:31 PM, Michael Sims wrote:
> Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
>
>> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
>> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs.
>>
>
> Congratulations! I just wanted to throw in an AOL-style "me too"
> and say that your
> posts have been a huge help to me over the past several months
> since I made the jump
> from CVS to Subversion. Good luck in your new job and thanks for
> all the
> contributions you've made to this list, they have been very much
> appreciated.
>
Congratulations! You will be missed. I enjoy reading your post and
you have been a great help. I hope you will post again from time to
time.
Regards,
--
"If you missed the rising sun and the morning dew, don't miss the
beautiful sunset." -- Adrian Hoe inspired by Michal Nowak, June 15 2004
http://adrianhoe.com
RE: changing jobs
Posted by Michael Sims <mi...@crye-leike.com>.
Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> I've been part of this community for a very long time, and I want to
> let folks know that I've decided to change jobs.
Congratulations! I just wanted to throw in an AOL-style "me too" and say that your
posts have been a huge help to me over the past several months since I made the jump
from CVS to Subversion. Good luck in your new job and thanks for all the
contributions you've made to this list, they have been very much appreciated.
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