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Thank You Community!

We're getting ready in the next couple of weeks to release Mach-II Simplicity (1.8) - Release Candidate 1 (RC1) into the world.  I spend a while tonight updating the README file that will ship with the release and I compiled all the names from the tickets that were filed for 1.8 into this list.  I'm sorry that there isn't enough time to go through a year's worth of Google Group list or wiki change list to find absolutely everybody -- so I'm falling back to the reporters in our ticket management system (Trac).

WOW, It's a much larger list than I expected / remembered. It goes to show all the little stuff that people contribute to the project really make a big difference in the grand scheme of things and how great the Mach-II community really is.  The small amount of time spent on one contribution has exponential positive effects for the rest of the community.  I'm glad people felt comfortable enough to dive in and participate in discussions / offer suggestions / provided patches / update the wiki / etc. The community has really grown into being empowered.  You're the one of the reasons why Mach-II is a great place to be right now!

I'd like to personally extend a big thank you to everybody that has participated in our community -- from tickets to the wiki to the Google Group.  Even a "right on" from people is great encouragement for us to continue -- every little bit helps.  Thanks for being such a great community!

Excerpt from Mach-II Simplicity README:

Team Mach-II would like to send a special thanks to the following individuals that helped us produce Mach-II Simplicity by providing feedback, testing nightly / release candidate builds, test cases / application or finding defects (in no particular order):

  • Doug Smith (The Lampo Group, Inc.)
  • Eli Tapolcsanyi (The Lampo Group, Inc.)
  • Ty Delong (The Lampo Group, Inc.)
  • Phil Thomas (The Lampo Group, Inc.)
  • Brandon Culpepper (Direct Solutions International, Inc.)
  • Derrick Jackson (The United States Senate - Sergeant at Arms)
  • Joel Cox (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company)
  • Chris Irwin (WolfNet Technologies)
  • Adrian Scott (Allura Direct)
  • Brian Klaas (Johns Hopkins University - Bloomberg School of Public Health)
  • Brian Pickens (Forum Communications Company)
  • Jonah (Creori)
  • Dan Skaggs
  • Jorge Loyo
  • Zack Pitts
  • Joseph FitzGerald
  • Jayel (no last name given)

This list is by no means a complete list of people Team Mach-II would like to thank.  If you participated by filing a defect, patch, enhancement and have been inadvertently left of this list, we're so sorry we forgot you. You're efforts have not been forgotten and please consider yourself thanked!

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Posted 9/9/09 @ 10:45 PM by Peter J. Farrell

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Great work. It wasn't apparent which page in the Wiki covers what 1.8 offers...

Posted by Sami Hoda at 9/10/09 12:43 PM

@Sami, we always produce a "What's New in..." document for each version on the wiki and always include a complete CHANGELOG file with the framework (it includes links to all the tickets as well). Here's the link to the What's New in 1.8:

http://greatbiztoolsllc.trac.cvsdude.com/mach-ii/wiki/WhatsNewInMachII1.8

Posted by Peter J. Farrell at 9/10/09 12:50 PM

Thanks Peter. I knew I had seen it, just wasn't apparent from the Wiki home page. Thanks!

Posted by Sami Hoda at 9/10/09 12:55 PM