Well said Richard and welcome Dávid Julien
On Tue, 23 Sept 2025, 11:56 Richard Zowalla, <[email protected]> wrote: > The Project Management Committee (PMC) of Apache StormCrawler is delighted > to share that Dávid has been invited to join as a committer — and we’re > even more pleased to announce that he has accepted. > > When I first began contributing and was later invited to become a > committer on several ASF projects, Jean-Louis and David B. (in Apache > TomEE) shared a wonderful message with me. It was inspired by the proverb, > “It takes a village to raise a child.” Their words captured beautifully > what open source is all about. I can’t hope to match their phrasing, but I > truly share the sentiment for you, Dávid. > > Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to > nurture and grow an open source project. Half of that effort is the > contributor’s dedication, and the other half is the community’s > responsibility to create the space and support needed for success. > > So, in my simple but heartfelt “germenglish,” I’ll say this: I am very > proud to be making this announcement on behalf of the Apache StormCrawler > PMC. Your contributions — from code and documentation to examples and > reviews — embody the Apache Way. We are grateful you accepted the > invitation. > > As a committer, you’ll now be able to contribute more seamlessly, without > needing to go through the patch submission process, which should boost > productivity.. > Once again, congratulations Dávid — and thank you for everything you’ve > already given to the community. > > Let's join together in extending a warm welcome and a thank you to him. > > Gruß > Richard
