Niall, you express my sentiments much more eloquently than I do. :-) -- Martin Cooper
> -----Original Message----- > From: Niall Pemberton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:51 AM > To: Struts Developers List > Subject: Re: [VOTE] - Bill Siggelkow for committer > > > I assume this is PMC members only, but as you're posting this on the dev > list I guess its open for anyone to give their 2 cents. > > Bill is active on the user list and answers alot of questions - > thats a big > plus in my book and shows he knows what hes talking about. Like Rob and > David though, I haven't seen any patches from Bill and it seems strange to > give someone "committ" privledge that has never made a > submission. I have no > personal objection to Bill, but if anyone is keen to become a > committer and > work on Struts then in my thinking a minimum requirement would be > that they > had submitted a patch to show that and also provide an example of their > work. > > Wouldn't it be better to encourage him to get involved first and > then if he > does that bring him in as a committer? > > Niall > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Struts Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 4:03 AM > Subject: [VOTE] - Bill Siggelkow for committer > > > > I have known Bill for a few years and he is definitely > committer material. > > He has contributed in numerous ways to this community and others. I owe > him > > a great deal for his help with our local Struts Users group, founded in > > Atlanta (ASUG) http://www.struts-atlanta.org. He has given > presentations, > > mentored junior members, and is responsible for persuading the "powers > that > > be" into letting us meet at his (former) employer. I can't say enough > about > > his generosity. > > > > If anyone is wondering about his skillset, don't. He is > writing the next > > O'Reilly book on Struts. > > > > Here is my +1 > > > > > > -- > > James Mitchell > > Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist > > EdgeTech, Inc. > > 678.910.8017 > > AIM: jmitchtx > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]