When I first started using org-mode, the way I do my work became more efficient and much easier. Now, if I want to do something new, I first take a look at the org-mode manual to see if I can use org-mode to do the new thing. I haven't been able to fit org-mode into everything, but I haven't given up trying.
Carsten, thank you so much for developing and maintaining org-mode. Not only is it an utterly great piece of software, but the community around it is very friendly and open, something which I credit to you. Every time I've sent a ridiculous question to the mailing list, I've received a polite and helpful response. On other lists, the response would have been "RTFM." Bastien, I think org-mode will be in very fine hands when you take over. It is clear to me that under your leadership org-mode will continue to improve for a long time to come. Scott Randby On 11/15/2010 06:51 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > Dear all, > > after 7 years of responsibility for Org-mode, it is time for > me to let go and step down as the maintainer of Org-mode. > > This has not been an easy decision to make. Org-mode has > been a very important part of my life during these years > and given me as much energy as it has taken. I am proud of > this creation and extremely grateful for the opportunity > to work with the absolutely outstanding community around > it. But the day-to-day responsibilities have worn me down, > and I need to step back, move on, and focus on other things. > > I am very excited that I have found Bastien Guerry willing > to take over. Bastien has been involved with this project > almost from the beginning and I believe he knows more > about both the spirit and the technicalities of Org-mode > than anybody else. I am sure he will do an excellent job. > There is a core of very knowledgeable and great people who > carry the project together. I hope very much that everyone > will be helping out Bastien just like you have all helped > me - then this will be a very smooth transition. > > As a formal date for the transition we have picked January 1st > 2011. Until then, I will spend time to clean up where I can, > and to document the maintainer tasks in the new README_maintainer > file in the git repo. On January 1st I will also switch the > "Donate" button on the web page to point to an account owned > by Bastien, to help him offset any costs involved with his > contribution of time and money (like the web server that he > has been sponsoring so far). If you always wanted to throw > a donation in my direction but have not found the right > moment to do so - this is still possible until the end of > December. > > I am not going to disappear from the project. I will still > be on the mailing list, answering questions when I can, and > contribute code and fixes when I find time to do so. Maybe, > with the daily tasks taken off my hands, I will even be able > to write bigger chunks of code. But all of this will be on > a much less regular basis than the daily flush of emails I > am sending out now. > > I hope very much that you will all continue to enjoy a life > in plain text :) > > With kind regards > > - Carsten > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode