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  1. Retiring from the Core Team

    Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> — 2017-01-12T00:29:19Z

    Hackers:

You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
 My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
PostgreSQL work.

For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
Core Team.

I joined the PostgreSQL Core Team in 2003.  I decided to take on project
advocacy, with the goal of making PostgreSQL one of the top three
databases in the world.  Thanks to the many contributions by both
advocacy volunteers and developers -- as well as the efforts by
companies like EnterpriseDB and Heroku -- we've achieved that goal.
Along the way, we proved that community ownership of an OSS project can
compete with, and ultimately outlast, venture-funded startups.

Now we need new leadership who can take PostgreSQL to the next phase of
world domination.  So I am joining Vadim, Jan, Thomas, and Marc in
clearing the way for others.

I'll still be around and still contributing to PostgreSQL in various
ways, mostly around running the database in container clouds.  It'll
take a while for me to hand off all of my PR responsibilities for the
project (assuming that I ever hand all of them off).

It's been a long, fun ride, and I'm proud of the PostgreSQL we have
today: both the database, and the community.  Thank you for sharing it
with me.

-- 
--
Josh Berkus
Red Hat OSAS
(any opinions are my own)

  2. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> — 2017-01-12T00:44:34Z

    Josh,

* Josh Berkus (josh@agliodbs.com) wrote:
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

I'm sure you'll hear this a lot, but:

Thank you.

Your leadership as a member of core and your focus on advocacy has
definitely helped this community and project move forward and your
contributions will be sorely missed.

I don't believe we could ever replace you, to be clear, but hopefully we
will be able to find others to step up in those areas you were focused
on and continue to grow as a community and a project.

Thanks again!

Stephen

  3. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    David Fetter <david@fetter.org> — 2017-01-12T01:08:54Z

    On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 04:29:19PM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Hackers:
> 
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past
> year.  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even
> more absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of
> time for PostgreSQL work.
> 
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

Thanks for all your hard work.  It's not easy stepping into the (to
hackers) un-sexiest role in the project, namely PR.  I think I speak
for all of us when I express our appreciation for your stepping up to
this and staying at it, year after year.

Best,
David.
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  4. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca> — 2017-01-12T02:29:16Z

    On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:

>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
>

Massive thanks Josh, you've been a great advocate and a wonderful bridge
into the PgSQL community for those of us finding our way towards the warm
centre of PgSQL.
ATB,
P

  5. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> — 2017-01-12T03:59:45Z

    On 01/11/2017 04:29 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

<snip>

> It's been a long, fun ride, and I'm proud of the PostgreSQL we have
> today: both the database, and the community.  Thank you for sharing it
> with me.

End of an era! Thank you for your many efforts for the community, past,
present, and future. Hope we'll still see you at various events during
the year.

Joe

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Consulting, Training, & Open Source Development

  6. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Peter Geoghegan <pg@heroku.com> — 2017-01-12T06:02:22Z

    On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

Thank you Josh!


-- 
Peter Geoghegan

  7. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Devrim Gündüz <devrim@gunduz.org> — 2017-01-12T07:46:42Z

    Hi,

On Wed, 2017-01-11 at 16:29 -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
> 
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

This is sad news. Thank you for your great contributions to PostgreSQL, and I
with success in the future!

Regards,
-- 
Devrim Gündüz
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
Twitter: @DevrimGunduz , @DevrimGunduzTR

  8. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> — 2017-01-12T11:30:44Z

    On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> Hackers:
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
>

Thank you for all your efforts!

Regards,

--
Masahiko Sawada
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center

  9. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Andrew Dunstan <andrew.dunstan@2ndquadrant.com> — 2017-01-12T13:02:33Z

    
On 01/11/2017 07:29 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Hackers:
>
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>   My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
>
>

Josh,

I have valued you as a community member, as a work colleague, and not 
least as a friend. Your absence will be sad, you presence still very 
welcome.

cheers

andrew

-- 
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PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

  10. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Jesper Pedersen <jesper.pedersen@redhat.com> — 2017-01-12T14:38:53Z

    On 01/11/2017 07:29 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
>

Thanks for all your work over the years !

Best regards,
  Jesper

  11. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Dave Cramer <pg@fastcrypt.com> — 2017-01-12T15:33:09Z

    On 11 January 2017 at 16:29, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:

> Hackers:
>
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
>
I joined the PostgreSQL Core Team in 2003.  I decided to take on project
> advocacy, with the goal of making PostgreSQL one of the top three
> databases in the world.  Thanks to the many contributions by both
> advocacy volunteers and developers -- as well as the efforts by
> companies like EnterpriseDB and Heroku -- we've achieved that goal.
> Along the way, we proved that community ownership of an OSS project can
> compete with, and ultimately outlast, venture-funded startups.
>


Thanks for your hard work. PostgreSQL has come a long way since then!


Dave Cramer

davec@postgresintl.com
www.postgresintl.com

  12. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Jonathan Katz <jonathan.katz@excoventures.com> — 2017-01-12T15:48:42Z

    > On Jan 11, 2017, at 7:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> 
> It's been a long, fun ride, and I'm proud of the PostgreSQL we have
> today: both the database, and the community.  Thank you for sharing it
> with me.

Thank you for all of your contributions to the PostgreSQL community and paving the way for many of the advocacy efforts that we can do today through your leadership.  I wish you the best of luck in all of your endeavors!

Sincerely,

Jonathan

  13. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> — 2017-01-12T16:16:21Z

    On 01/12/2017 07:48 AM, Jonathan Katz wrote:
>
>> On Jan 11, 2017, at 7:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's been a long, fun ride, and I'm proud of the PostgreSQL we have
>> today: both the database, and the community.  Thank you for sharing it
>> with me.
>
> Thank you for all of your contributions to the PostgreSQL community and paving the way for many of the advocacy efforts that we can do today through your leadership.  I wish you the best of luck in all of your endeavors!
>

Josh,

Thank you for all your service. May your new adventures be as fulfilling!

JD


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  14. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com.br> — 2017-01-12T16:32:06Z

    On 11-01-2017 21:29, Josh Berkus wrote:
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.
> 
Thanks for your hard work! Your contributions were very important and
valuable for community growth. I'm sure you will continue to advocate
PostgreSQL.


-- 
   Euler Taveira                   Timbira - http://www.timbira.com.br/
   PostgreSQL: Consultoria, Desenvolvimento, Suporte 24x7 e Treinamento

  15. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Roberto Mello <roberto.mello@gmail.com> — 2017-01-12T18:21:20Z

    On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:

>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.


Thank you for all your hard work and contributions to the project over the
years Josh. Sometimes the work of PR and documentation (among others) gets
sidelined and not given the appropriate importance.

I wish you all the best in your current and future endeavors, and hope our
paths will cross again sometime.

Roberto

  16. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com> — 2017-01-12T21:59:05Z

    On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> Hackers:
>
> You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
>  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> PostgreSQL work.
>
> For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> Core Team.

Thanks for all your hard work.  FWIW, your blog posts, 'Primary
Keyvil' are some of my favorite of all time!

merlin

  17. Re: Retiring from the Core Team

    Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com> — 2017-01-17T05:17:45Z

    Thanks, Josh, for everything. I especially enjoyed your monthly updates at
SFPUG.

Cheers,
Steve

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> > Hackers:
> >
> > You will have noticed that I haven't been very active for the past year.
> >  My new work on Linux containers and Kubernetes has been even more
> > absorbing than I anticipated, and I just haven't had a lot of time for
> > PostgreSQL work.
> >
> > For that reason, as of today, I am stepping down from the PostgreSQL
> > Core Team.
>
> Thanks for all your hard work.  FWIW, your blog posts, 'Primary
> Keyvil' are some of my favorite of all time!
>
> merlin
>
>
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