July 25, 2008 8:32 PM PDT

Microsoft funded Apache so I am going on vacation next week

Now that my work in convincing Microsoft to love open source is complete I can take a break. I will be on vacation next week. Blogging is doubtful. Go read a book.

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by Matt Asay July 25, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
You're not going on vacation, Dave. You're going to San Diego. For two days. With your baby. If you feel relaxed by the end of that, I'll buy you a spa treatment. :-)
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