As individuals, myself and others in the community have dedicated ourselves to Apache TomEE wholeheartedly. From when it was a crazy idea on a mailing list, to traveling to hack together and slaving away countless hours driving things towards certification.
We did all of this, every single bit, in our spare time on our own dime for one reason only -- we believe in TomEE. Apache TomEE is truly special. It has been and continues to be a labor of love and passion. It's been two years this month since we announced Apache TomEE to the world at JavaOne 2011 and it's time for the next step. Several of us have joined together to create a company dedicated to the further development of TomEE, Tomitribe. The goal is not greed or to make a quick buck, but to continue our labor of love and passion and help protect what the Apache TomEE has worked so incredibly hard to build. If you believe in Apache TomEE and want to take an active role in seeing it grow, I encourage you to become champions for Tomitribe just as you are for TomEE. We can grow this project together. With that I leave you with one question: Who are the real heroes of open source? - http://www.tomitribe.com/blog/2013/09/who-are-the-real-heroes-of-open-source -David
