My new path...

[Jim Hurley <ji...@mac.com>]

A number of people have contacted me to ask why
my sun.com email address has been bouncing for
them of late, so I thought it would be best to openly
address it in case others had questions.  Sorry for the
wide broadcast.

I have recently taken an opportunity at a Boston -area
high tech startup company - it was the right time for me,
and an exciting opportunity.  As for my Jini/JavaSpaces/River
project and community involvement going forward, I still
plan to be involved, but not at the level I have been.  Like
many of you, I'm sure, I'll be looking to make time on nights
and weekends to participate and contribute.

At this personal transition point, I want to thank Sun (and
especially all of the members of our Jini team over time)
and everyone in the Community for the discussions, successes,
debates, culture, and relationships we've built over the years.
It's been an interesting and exciting ride and something I'm glad
and proud to be a part of.  I look forward to our Community
continuing to build and evolve, and the success of Apache River
and the entire Jini and JavaSpaces Community.

best -Jim

ps. If you're on LinkedIn, it would be great to connect up:
        <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimhurley>

Re: My new path...

[Sean Landis <se...@gmail.com>]

Jim,
Best of luck to you. You have always been there for the Jini
Community. Thank you and I hope you stay involved.

Sean

On Jan 31, 2008 7:55 AM, Jim Hurley <ji...@mac.com> wrote:
> A number of people have contacted me to ask why
> my sun.com email address has been bouncing for
> them of late, so I thought it would be best to openly
> address it in case others had questions.  Sorry for the
> wide broadcast.
>
> I have recently taken an opportunity at a Boston -area
> high tech startup company - it was the right time for me,
> and an exciting opportunity.  As for my Jini/JavaSpaces/River
> project and community involvement going forward, I still
> plan to be involved, but not at the level I have been.  Like
> many of you, I'm sure, I'll be looking to make time on nights
> and weekends to participate and contribute.
>
> At this personal transition point, I want to thank Sun (and
> especially all of the members of our Jini team over time)
> and everyone in the Community for the discussions, successes,
> debates, culture, and relationships we've built over the years.
> It's been an interesting and exciting ride and something I'm glad
> and proud to be a part of.  I look forward to our Community
> continuing to build and evolve, and the success of Apache River
> and the entire Jini and JavaSpaces Community.
>
> best -Jim
>
> ps. If you're on LinkedIn, it would be great to connect up:
>         <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimhurley>
>

Re: My new path...

[Mark Hodapp <Ma...@Sun.COM>]

Apache River and Incubator teams,

Many thanks to Jim Hurley for his many contributions to Jini  
Technology and Apache River.  We wish him the best in his new  
venture.   While we will miss Jim at Sun, we look forward to working  
with him on Apache River.

Congratulations to the Apache River team members for finishing AR1!    
We are hopeful that Apache River will be a successful Apache Incubator  
project.   We are encouraged by the teamwork and accomplishments  
during Apache River's first year.

Successful incubator projects require a diversity of committers,  
leadership and on-going work.  Sun has supplied access to Jini  
Technology, early project leadership, engineers, testing and release  
engineering for AR1.  We will provide some of the AR2 engineering  
resources and help to cultivate additional Apache River committers.   
To be successful, though, Apache River will need others to step into  
leadership, release engineering, testing and quality assurance roles.   
If you have been interested in taking up some of these  
responsibilities, now is the time to speak up and get involved.

Regards,

Mark Hodapp
Advanced Technology Group
Sun Microsystems