Ralf, first of all, let me thank you and express my deepest respect for your high-quality work in the RAP project!
Maybe you didn't know this but I counted your commits to the RAP project over the last years, and found more than 2.500... an impressive number, and these were only the ones that listed you as 'author'. I know there are many many other commits which you influenced and reviewed over the years, not to speak about the many fruitful discussions that we had in the team! It was a pleasure to work with and to learn from you in the RAP project. It's good to know that you are still around on the same floor just two offices away.
At the same time I'm happy that Ivan is willing to take over the co-leadership role. He is the ideal person to take over that role, and as you wrote, he knows probably every single line of code better than anyone else in the universe! With Ivan as a co-lead I'm convinced that we can successfully continue our work in the RAP project.
Thank you, Ivan, for stepping forward, and thank you again, Ralf!
Markus
