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Father of Wiki Quits MS, Moves to Eclipse
linumax writes "Microsoft has lost one of its high-profile hires to an open-source consortium. Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, announced on Monday that Ward Cunningham is leaving Microsoft to join the staff of the open-source tool consortium. Cunningham's new title is Director of Committer Community Development.Cunningham, the father of the Wiki concept, joined Microsoft about two years ago. At Microsoft, he was not involved directly in social-networking-software development. Instead, Cunningham worked as an architect with the company's Patterns & Practices Team."
"Cunningham's new title is Director of Committer Community Development"
What kind of obscure title is that? Why can't they call him Director of Marketing?
FTA: "Ward will lead the effort to create a more cohesive Eclipse committer community by working with developers in order to enhance Eclipse as 'the place to be.'"
Sounds like Marketing Director to me.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
His career dates back to the early 50s where he successfully raised to children, Wally and "the Beave". His wife was hot and he drove off to some secret govt. installation every day without the slightest suspicion of family or neighbors. He went mostly by "Ward" in those days.
WC was on sabbatical during the 60s.
During the 70s WC went by the more proper "Mr. Cunningham". He raised Richie and Joannie, although not to his earlier level of success (Joannie went on the date Ralph Macchio). His wife was not hot.
During this phase of his life, Mr. Cunningham worked at a hardware store - punchcard readers/writers, that sort of thing.
Microsoft has truly lost a piece of Americana.
People don't lose their souls for working at MS.
You're correct: you have to have already lost it want to work there in the first place.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.