Winners of Product Excellence Awards Announced at LinuxWorld Expo in Boston

[brianteeman]

After some of the Dev team picked themselves off the floor, and confirmed that it wasn't a practical joke, we composed ourselves and let the news sink in:

http://mamboserver.com/The_News/Fron...inners_are.../

Thats right Mambo beat everyone.

[X-F4CT0R]

Could those letters be any larger??


Well we already knew that we are the best but its good to know officialy

Congrats to the community and most of all to the great DEV TEAM WHO MADE IT HAPPEN

[fuzzybuster]

Brilliant news ...

Hope Mitch got over his flu and was able to accept the awards coherently.

[spacemonkey]

Originally Posted by fuzzybuster

Brilliant news ...

Hope Mitch got over his flu and was able to accept the awards coherently.

LOL

When they announced Mambo as the winner of the Best Open Source Product award, I was just focused on making it to the podium and then back to my chair.

But when they announced Mambo for the Best Overall, I really did think I was going to drop. I mean, gimme a break! We were up against the titans - RedHat, Novell/SuSE, KDE, Intel, AMD, gosh just about every company in technology that I have ever heard of.

The funniest part was all the people in smartly-dressed suits sitting around me, asking "What the *@&% is a Mambo?" as I was walking up for the awards. I heard that after the awards there was a stampede at the booth, and the volunteers hadn't learned yet that we had won both awards. LOL

I'm just horribly sad that none of you were there to see it happen, or to experience it with me. What an absolutely incredible feeling!

Mambo is more than some PHP code and a bunch of developers - we've become a phenomenon that is gaining attention around the world. And I could not possibly be more proud, especially for Mambo!

What a great team, and what a great community!

Now I'm getting all mushy inside again, going to bed now ;-)

[X-F4CT0R]

I'm very happy for all of you . You guys really deserved it, put in a lot of hours of hard work and determination. I wish that the community could just do more in return in appreciation of this great product.

[brianteeman]

Have a glass of champagne with me

[fuzzybuster]

Originally Posted by spacemonkey

LOL

When they announced Mambo as the winner of the Best Open Source Product award, I was just focused on making it to the podium and then back to my chair.

But when they announced Mambo for the Best Overall, I really did think I was going to drop. I mean, gimme a break! We were up against the titans - RedHat, Novell/SuSE, KDE, Intel, AMD, gosh just about every company in technology that I have ever heard of.

The funniest part was all the people in smartly-dressed suits sitting around me, asking "What the *@&% is a Mambo?" as I was walking up for the awards. I heard that after the awards there was a stampede at the booth, and the volunteers hadn't learned yet that we had won both awards. LOL

I'm just horribly sad that none of you were there to see it happen, or to experience it with me. What an absolutely incredible feeling!

Mambo is more than some PHP code and a bunch of developers - we've become a phenomenon that is gaining attention around the world. And I could not possibly be more proud, especially for Mambo!

What a great team, and what a great community!

Now I'm getting all mushy inside again, going to bed now ;-)

That is without a doubt, the funniest thing I've ever read on Mambers. I've been in a room where the suits have done a similar thing. No doubt they're pulling Mambo apart right now. However, it won't do them much good as they can't copyright, patent or licence our spirit.

Well done Mitch. I wish I'd been there to see it.

Congratulations again!

[deng]

Congratulations from Malaysian Mambo Community!