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| <h1>Schwartz Joins NB Evangelism Team; Everyone Grows Ponytails</h1> |
| <i>April 1, 2007</i><br> |
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| Jonathan Schwartz rocked the technical community |
| when he announced his new role as NetBeans Evangelist, giving up his |
| position as CEO of Sun Microsystems.<br> |
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| "NetBeans is the best d@*$ development environment, everybody knows that!" |
| Schwartz included in his announcement. "I love the NetBeans community, |
| and I feel like it's my home."<br> |
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| In solidarity, NetBeans Evangelists and community members grew ponytails overnight.<br> |
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| <td> <img alt="Roman Stylin" src="../../images_www/articles/roman-strobl-pt.jpg" |
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| <td>“He'll be a great addition to the team," said Roman Strobl, sporting |
| his new ponytail.</td> |
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| <td align="center"><b>Roman's New 'Do</b></td> |
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| <img alt="Vincent Stylin" src="../../images_www/articles/vincent-brabant-pt.jpg" |
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| <td> Evangelists weren't the only ones sporting new hairdos, community |
| members also joined in to welcome Jonathan. Vincent Brabant had a new |
| ponytail. "We welcome Jonathan to the NetBeans Open Source community!" |
| said Vincent. </td> |
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| <td align="center"><b>Vincent's, Too</b></td> |
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| <img alt="Anon Evang" src="../../images_www/articles/ponytailback.jpg" |
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| “I love Jonathan's enthusiasm, but he's not the most technical guy," |
| said one Evangelist who wished to remain anonymous. "He'll have |
| to work on his demos." |
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| <td align="center"><b>Anonymous 'Do</b></td> </tr> |
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| <img alt="Judith" src="../../images_www/articles/judith-pt.jpg" |
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| “I always knew he had a NetBean-shaped heart," said Judith Lilienfeld, |
| Director of NetBeans Evangelism and Jonathan's new boss, as she flipped |
| her new ponytail across her shoulder.<br> |
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| <td align="center"><b>Judith, Woo!</b> |
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