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Scientific Linux's Troy Dawson Leaves FermiLabs For Red Hat

Posted by timothy on from the long-way-around dept.

First time accepted submitter EponymousCustard writes "On a day of big resignations, we also hear that Troy Dawson of the Scientific Linux project is joining Red Hat, and will no longer be working on Scientific Linux. It will be a big loss. thanks to Troy for all the great work!"

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  1. Good Luck Troy! by TooMuchToDo · · Score: 3

    As an ex-Fermilab employee myself who was lucky enough to work with Troy (and able to just email him when I needed a feature stuck into SSH in SL), congratulations! Best of luck!

  2. WTF? by scheme · · Score: 2

    Fermilab is not shutting down. The tevatron is but Fermi is actively participating in the CMS detector at the LHC and has a few projects looking at neutrino physics and other things in the intensity frontier.

    --
    "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it
  3. Right when SL increases in popularity... by loftyhauser · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, just as SL is increasing in popularity due to the (perceived) problems with CentOS, Red Hat pulls the main SL developer away. Coincidence? Perhaps...

    1. Re:Right when SL increases in popularity... by love2hateMS · · Score: 2

      Troy isn't the main SL developer, he is one of two main developers. SL's original developer is still there, and it's pretty likely Fermilab will find a potential replacement for Troy from their pool of Linux talent.

  4. Congratulations Troy! by stox · · Score: 2

    I remember when Troy stated work at Fermilab. It doesn't seem like that long ago.

    It is gratifying to see how successful SL has become over the years. I know Connie and Troy have poured their guts into it.

    Best of wishes in the adventure ahead. I hope you don't end up taking Connie with you.

    Coincidence that he is leaving the same day as Commander Taco and Steve Jobs? I think not!

    --
    "To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
  5. Re:There can be only one by suso · · Score: 2

    Not if you jump in and help. Think I'm joking?

  6. Here's his message to the mailing list by EponymousCustard · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1108&L=scientific-linux-users&T=0&P=30820

    Hi,
    I have loved all the years that I have been a developer and architect for Scientific Linux, but it is time for me to move on. I have accepted a job offer from Red Hat to work on their new openshift project. ( https://www.redhat.com/openshift/ )
    My last day working for Fermilab, and on the Scientific Linux project will be September 2, 2011.

    Thank you to everyone who has encouraged, thanked, and helped me over the past 8 years that I have worked on Scientific Linux. I have said it before, and I'll say it now, The Scientific Linux community is one of the best communities there is.

    Troy