[go] john's been googled

[Midori Harris]

The OBO-Edit working group offers congratulations to John. We'll miss him, 
no matter how good the replacement is!

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On Thu, 4 Oct 2007, Suzanna Lewis wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Usually this would mean that someone has been looking for John on the web.
>
> In our case however, it means that Google has offered John a new position, 
> where he will start on December 1st.
>
> In the mean time John is helping to find his replacement, and I've told him 
> that the new person must meet  a high standard. He will also make sure that 
> he leaves us with a stable release so that there is time for the new person 
> to come up to speed. Amelia, Seth, and Chris are all familiar with the code, 
> so we won't be without any assistance. Mostly, I think we will simply miss 
> John, for who can compose custom posters, newsletters, or lyrics for the GOC 
> like he can  (perhaps one of the requirements for the replacement is a side 
> interest in comedy).
>
> So we must, after 7 wonderful years, bid John a sad adieu and watch him ride 
> off into the sunset (he does live in Colorado after all). If we had to lose 
> him, at least it is to a worthy opponent.
>
> Happy trails and best wishes to John
>
> -S