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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] s/Eric/Tom/g


From: John Orlando
Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] s/Eric/Tom/g
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:44:58 -0500

> As some of you know, I've been involved with GNU Radio for a long
> time.  The idea that became GNU Radio started as a conversation over
> dinner in San Francisco with John Gilmore, something like 10 years
> ago.
>
> Interest and use of GNU Radio is currently at the highest level it's
> ever been.  I however, have come to a place in my life where I'd like
> to devote less of my time to GNU Radio and more to other things.
>
> After discussions with GNU Radio developers over the past several
> months, I'm pleased to announce that long time GNU Radio contributor
> Tom Rondeau has agreed to take over the GNU Radio "Maintainer" role
> from me.  For those of you who don't know Tom, he's the perfect person
> for the job.
>
> He's smart, has a vision for the future, and has the "cat herding
> instinct" required to succeed in the position.  Tom received his
> Ph.D. in 2007 from Virginia Tech's Department of Electrical and
> Computer Engineering.
>
> Johnathan Corgan will continue to handle GNU Radio release
> management and provide professional services related to GNU
> Radio.
>
> Matt Ettus and the rest of the crew at Ettus Research will continue to
> crank out low cost hardware for all of us to enjoy.
>
> I plan to continue contributing to GNU Radio, and will be finishing up
> some extensions for message passing, as well as some other things
> where I'm probably best positioned to do the work.
>
> Bottom line: business continues as usual, and you'll see more of Tom
> and less of me.

I'm sure you'll be inundated with this sort of email, but your efforts
to make GNU Radio into what it is today is very appreciated.

-- 
John Orlando
CEO/System Architect
Epiq Solutions
www.epiq-solutions.com



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