[Foundation-l] [Announce] Brion Vibber to rejoin Wikimedia Foundation

[teun spaans]

Welcome back, Brion!
Imho there is no one better suited forthe job than you!

Teun

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Sending on behalf of Danese...
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Yes, the rumors are true!  Today I am pleased to announce that after more
> than a year away, Brion Vibber will be returning as a full-time employee of
> Wikimedia Foundation on March 31, 2011.  The public posting is available
> http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2011/03/07/brion-vibber-rejoins-wikimedia-foundation.
>  I'm really excited to be announcing this hire, especially at this time.
>  I've been looking for a Lead Architect for the next generation MediaWiki
> platform, and Brion is of course the ultimate expert in MediaWiki internals.
>  He's also deeply committed to the work we are doing to keep MediaWiki
> relevant for the next 10 years.
> >
> > I completely enjoy working with Brion, and I'm totally looking forward to
> having him back on the team full time (he has always helped out on a
> volunteer basis).
> >
> > Anyway, I wanted to give you all a heads up before the public
> announcement. Please join me in welcoming him back!
> >
> > Danese Cooper
> > CTO, Wikimedia Foundation
> >
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