Developers of Sympa

[David Verdin <address@concealed>]

On Friday, 17th November 2017, the Sympa project was awarded the "JRES 
program committee special mention".

The JRES (https://www.jres.org/) is the biennial conference held for the 
French Education and Research information technology community. 1,800 
people attended the 2017 edition.

The award aims at shedding light on a project carrying special interest 
for this community. It is the first time ever that such an award was 
given during this conference, which has been held since 1995. Our pride 
for the award is therefore doubled.

Beyond the emotion of the moment, this award is a recognition of the 
continuous efforts of the thousands of contributors to the Sympa 
projects since its inception 20 years ago.

This success was made possible because Sympa evolved to keep on 
addressing the daily needs during this period when the network usage 
drastically changed. Sympa bears both its legacy and its modernity. Now 
that the Internet goes back towards distribution, Sympa is strong thanks 
to its experience in this area, thanks to its new governance model, its 
35 millions users and its contributors all around the world.

After the important changes that occurred during the last year and the 
involvement of a new generation of young contributors, this award 
eventually crowns a community that never failed and emphasizes the hope 
that more and more people are given by free software.

Thanks to you all.

Let's go back to work.
--

"Mieux vaut viser la perfection et la rater que viser la médiocrité et 
l'atteindre."
- Francis Blanche

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