I am leaving Red Hat. Onward. March 29, 2009
Posted by Sacha in JBoss.trackback
JBoss has been part of my life for exactly 8 years and now is time for me to move on.
From my first contribution to JBoss 2.x, to setting up JBoss EMEA operations throughout the RHT acquisition, these have been incredible times for me.
So, why am I leaving now? Well, JBoss is kicking and well alive. Sales are booming, the product pipeline is full and new talents are energizing our ranks. We are now 33 months after the acquisition of JBoss by Red Hat and it is fair to say it is a great success.
Where am I going next? First of all, I am not completely leaving Red Hat, I’ll remain available as an external advisor to Paul Cormier. But other than that, I don’t have any clear plans outside of spending the next 6 months actively doing nothing.
Onward,
Sacha
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Hello Sacha,
3 years ago, you and Noël R. already did to me the same “poisson d’avril”.
The story was you were fed up with Marc, so you decided to leave JBoss Inc. with a few guys to start a new business with them.
This year, the story is :
1) you’re leaving RHT because everything is fine
2) your plan is to do… nothing.
Elle est bien bonne 🙂
An open future ahead of you… this sounds truly exciting! All the best.
Sacha, well, it’s sad to see you leave, but I’m sure it will be for better future. When we met in December you said you were wiring a hole bunch of electronic stuff in your house. I’m sure that in 6 months you’ll be able to automatically play music when you enter your kitchen or toilets ;o)
Enjoy, have fun, and hope to see you soon in different horizons
I just want to thank you for all you have done for JBoss, Red Hat and me. You are leaving the company in fantastic shape, and I know the people following in your footsteps will do a fine job.
I’ve written more about my recollections of your contributions in my blog – http://bobbickel.blogspot.com/2009/03/sacha-retiring-from-red-hat-jboss.html.
Onward, my friend!
Bob Bickel
Best of luck to you Sacha. You have been a fantastic member of the greater Java community during your time at JBoss. Looking forward to seeing you emerge in another venue real soon. All the best to you.
Hi Sacha,
It’s tough to see all the great people leaving JBoss – for me that also has been close to JBoss for 8 years. The product is still strong and moving on better then ever – but I still miss the good old days 🙂
I first met you at the London training 2001 and heard your talk about how you had implemented HA in JBoss – at that time we were both learning JBoss with good teachers as Marc and Juha. Did you ever then dream of what would happen the coming 8 years 🙂
with regards and hope of a good future,
Lennart
Redpill Linpro
Best wishes in your future projects, Sacha. 6 months doing nothing sounds really good right now! – eduard/o
A job well done Sacha! You have absolutely earned your upcoming time off. Enjoy the time with your family.
Onward! 🙂
– Shaun
Hi Sacha, best wishes – If you’re looking for ideas for keeping busy I’d really recommend doing nothing in Croatia…the water in Havr is clearer than you can ever imagine.
Hope our paths cross again.
Savio
Best of luck and enjoy the next 6 months!
Pascal,
Oh yes, I remember that day, I thought I would pass over 😉 A un de ces 4 à Pâââris 🙂
Alvaro,
I’ll need more than six month, the electrician manage to screw up things on a regular basis. However, I am able to switch on lights on and off at this point 😉
Lennart, I remember that training very well, you and I were quietly sitting trying to compile the concepts being thrown on us by Juha and Marc – this was one of the numerous viral shots who transformed me in a JBossian.
Savio, I’ll think about Croatia – my sister went there last year, it was indeed beautiful. But to be candid, it is going to be hard to make me change my usual yearly love target: Corsica! Corsica is not just about how beautiful it is, it is about food, people and… and something I cannot explain 🙂
Bob, you’ll remain one of my very few mentors.
David, Tom, Eduardo and Daniel, yes 6 months sounds good – but it is just a theoretical duration. Maybe it will be 4, maybe 9… In any case, it is probably going to take me 10 years before I stop all of my business blabla by “When I was at JBoss/RHT, we used to…” – I hate it when others do it every two sentences, years after they’ve left their previous company. I’ll be one of those guys now 😉
Sacha I wish you all the best for you and your family. I still remember the Geneva training in 2002 when you and Adrian introduced the 3.0 version. Since then I was convinced that this project will be a success in the future and you were an important part of that success story!
With best regards,
Marek
Thanks Marek. I remember JBoss 3.0.0 was our Linux 2.4.0 i.e. we wouldn’t be able to release a GA release, it took ages. Unlike with 5.0.0 where it was a breeze 😉
Good riddance!
Sacha, good luck and have a well deserved rest! It has been great working with you over the past few years.
Mark, you’ll do a great job replacing me.
Oh, and don’t screw it up 😉
Hi Sacha,
Good luck and all the best, im sure that what ever you do it will be great!!
Thank you for everything you have done for us!
You have been one of the reasons that we have been very happy to live her in Switzerland.. always ready to help when needed also outside of jboss.
I know that you will be missed by many!!!!!!
Really, I hope that you can take the time to spend some quality time with your family!
….But im not sure that you can stay “calm” for very long ;o)!!
Take care
Lisbeth
Thanks Lisbeth, when I look behind at all of the good things which happened at JBoss, seeing you both happy in “your new country” is one of them 🙂
Sacha, it’s only been a year since I joined Red Hat but I’ve enjoyed working with you and learned plenty. Good luck for the future and enjoy the break – after 8 years of hard grind – you deserve some R&R and time with with your family.
– Rich
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Thanks Rich, you are highly talented, in your last 12 months at JBoss, you’ve really brought a lot of great things, keep up the good work 🙂
Sacha, have some well deserved time off!
I am convinced that you will turn up sooner than we expect!
Thanks Anders, you are most certainly the company with the most obvious link to JBoss’s history 😉
Hi Sacha,
All the best in your new life and adventures. I am quite sure it will start like holidays, just the time for you to build a brand new projects.
And if you ever need virtual-assistance, just let me know 😉
Best of luck
Anne
Thanks Anne. Oh, and please take that opportunity to get some free advertisement! Anne was my admin and JBoss’s Neuchâtel office manager, she now lives in Dublin and opened a virtual office company, please visit her web site: http://www.officemutation.com/
Thanks 🙂
Hats Off! and All the best to you! Stay at home Dad is just as
challenging and rewarding…
-steve
thanks Steve, as my wife would say: now you have a real job 😉
Sacha,
Thank you for the opportunity to work with you and the team during my years at JBoss/Red Hat. Your personality, knowledge and enthusiasm was a huge part of its success.
Regards,
Rich
Thanks Rich, it was a pleasure working with you. What’s next for you btw?
Sacha,
A well-deserved break after 8 superb years at JBoss. Enjoy the time off!
Marten
Sacha,
Enjoy yourself. You deserve it.
James
Sacha,
you were the best boss I had in my life. You taking a break now wonderfully fits the balance of real passion for work and passion for real life that impressed me so during my time in Neuch
Thanks Christoph, don’t change anything and keep singing, you are great at it. Any new album in the pipeline?
Burn in hell you traitor!
Bill, I love you too 😉
Sacha, enjoy this much-deserved time off. Look forward to seeing what you have planned down the road.
Thanks Chantal, and thanks a lot for your amazing work at JBoss, your professionalism always impressed me. BTW, congrats for your blog entry on JBoss (http://www.pageonepr.com/blogs/thepagewonders/2009/03/next-jboss.html) – as usual, very well written 🙂
I guess apart from finding the time for you and your two girls,
you can now even find some time to contribute to MC. 😉
Anyway, thanks for all the advice and kind words (@ LeCerf while Adrian was ranting :-)).
Knowing you were always there for us, is something I’ll definitely miss.
Onward, and hope to still see you sometime in Neuchatel. 😉
Given Sacha’s sense of humor I’ve almost wished it was an April Fool’s joke. (so darn close to the date) 🙂
And just so the people know – I have never had a better boss.
Sacha, all the very best!
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Cher Sacha
Je viens de lire tous ces messages. Je suis impressionée mais pas surprise. Même si je n’y suis pour rien, je suis fière de te savoir dans notre famille…. 🙂 Au plaisir de te revoir… au zoo peut-être?!
Marie-Anne
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