[Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Carsten Dominik
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 p

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Russell Adams
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:51:02PM +0100, 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. > > *snip* > > I hope very much that you will all continue to enjoy a life > in plain text :) > >

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread A. Ryan Reynolds
Thank you so much for your tireless and dedicated service Carsten. Without your initiative my life, and the lives of many people I know, would be a lot messier! Org mode is an invaluable treasure. -- A. Ryan Reynolds ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Pleas

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Christopher Allan Webber
+1. To say orgmode has changed my life is a tremendous understatement. It has brought powerful order and sense to a person with a strong case of ADD and far too many projects. I tossed some money your way via paypal, but I don't think that can show my thanks enough. Thank you, Carsten! Russell

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Nathan Neff
Thanks for your contribution Carsten! Bastien, congratulations on your new role and good luck. --Nate ___ 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-o

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Noorul Islam
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:21 PM, 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. > Thank you Carsten for this wonderful software. Congratulations to Bastien for the new role. Thanks a

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Manuel Hermenegildo
+1. Thanks so much Carsten for giving us so much. And thanks to Bastien for picking up the task. --Manuel -- --- Manuel Hermenegildo | Prof., C.S.Dept., T.U. Madrid (UPM) Director, IMDEA SW Institu

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Christian Moe
Hi, Carsten, You mean ... there's a life /after/ plain text, too? I can only join in the chorus of gratitude for the amazingly helpful Org environment and for your truly outstanding support. And best of luck to Bastien! Yours, Christian On 11/15/10 12:51 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: Dear al

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread Samuel Wales
Thanks for everything, Carsten. Good luck, Bastien. -- Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? A: "You only think it's dark." [CDC has denied a deadly serious disease for 25 years] == HIV-like virus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/index.html -- PLEASE DONATE ===

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-15 Thread suvayu ali
Hi Carsten, On 15 November 2010 03:51, Carsten Dominik wrote: > 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. > Thanks for starting this amazing project. I am a fairly new user, and I aspire to become a contributor someda

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Stefan Vollmar
Dear Carsten, On 15.11.2010, at 12:51, Carsten Dominik wrote: > 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. many thanks for all the effort you have put into org-mode, a wonderful piece of software which has become esse

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread peter . frings
On 15 Nov 2010, at 12:51, 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. What can I say that hasn't been said before? Discovering org-mode was indeed one of those Wow! moments, so t

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Puneeth
Hi Carsten On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:21 PM, 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. [..] You have been such an inspiration, in the short time that I have spent in this communit

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Puneeth wrote: Hi Carsten On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:21 PM, 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. [..] You have been such an inspiration, in the sh

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Amit Sethi
>> You have been such an inspiration, in the short time that I have spent >> in this community.  Thank you very much! I had no words to thank you >> for the wonderful creation, that org-mode is.  So, I hacked up some >> pictures for you. [1] ;) Wishing you best! >> >> Life in plain text is truly wo

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Scott Randby
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

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-16 Thread Nick Dokos
Thanks very much, both for org mode - a mind-blowing piece of software - and for the shepherding you have done to it (and us) during the past few years. I don't remember how I came upon org mode (back in the 5.something days), but it was a revelation then and it has continued to be a revelation (or

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-17 Thread Bastien
Dear all, First of all: *thanks* Carsten for Org! Moreover thanks for your patience while building this software and this community over the years. There is a true spirit of mutual respect and mutual learning in this list -- we wouldn't have grown so fast and so far without your constant dedicat

Re: [Orgmode] Bastien is going to become the maintainer of Org mode in January

2010-11-20 Thread Michael Brand
Hi Carsten, hi Bastien On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:51, Carsten Dominik wrote: > 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. Carsten, thank you so much for the tremendous dedication and amount of work you have given to th