The Project Management Committee (PMC) for Apache TomEE has invited Richard to become a committer and we are pleased to announce that he has accepted.
Richard, a while back (yes I know) when I started contributing and I eventually got invited to become a committer, David sent a wonderful message[1] based on the well known proverb "It takes a village ... (to raise a child)". I can't unfortunately compete with David's phrasing and wonderful words, but believe me, I wish I could for you. But I'll try to say it with my simple but honest frenchglish words. I'm very proud to be writing this announcement on behalf of the Apache TomEE PMC. You have been continuously contributing to the project, with code, documentation, examples and most important, helping out users and other potential committers. You have the Apache way and I'm glad you accepted the invite. It's our committer responsibility to enable others to contribute and again I think you have been doing great. Being a committer enables easier contribution to the project since there is no need to go via the patch submission process. This should enable better productivity. Being a PMC member enables assistance with the management and to guide the direction of the project. Please join me and send him a warm welcome and thank you. [1] http://tomee-openejb.979440.n4.nabble.com/It-takes-a-village-Jean-Louis-td988516.html#a988522 -- Jean-Louis Monteiro http://twitter.com/jlouismonteiro http://www.tomitribe.com
