Sad news. R.I.P Urs
Il mer 1 gen 2025, 10:29 Graham King <lilyp...@tremagi.org.uk> ha scritto: > 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 > >
