On Tue, 2024-12-31 at 13:40 +0100, Jan-Peter Voigt wrote: > Dear Lilypond developers! > > At the turn of the year I received very sad news. Urs Liska, co- > initiator and developer of OpenLilyLib, passed away on December 28, > 2024 after a serious illness. I wish his family consolation and help > in this dark and difficult time. > I met Urs on several occasions and always benefited from his > commitment. Above all, however, I am very sad that this kind man had > to go. > The gap he leaves behind in the Lilypond developer community already > opened up when he had to retire due to his health. But now it is > certain that he will not return and resume his work on OpenLilyLib > and its subprojects. I sincerely hope that the legacy he leaves > behind in this project will not be forgotten. > > I wish you all a peaceful transition into a blessed new year! > Jan-Peter > What terrible news. I never knew the circumstances of Urs' sudden departure from the project, but I have always regretted it. We met in London several years ago, when Urs was on an orchestra tour, and he was learned, helpful and approachable. I still remember his flicker of a wry smile when I made an offhand remark about needing an IQ of 150 to understand something in lilypond. OpenLilyLib has been really helpful to me on a number of occasions, and Urs' beautiful editions of Oskar Fried remain a performance ambition; I hope they will not now fade into obscurity.
-- Graham
