Hi all On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 5:11 PM Stefano Babic <sba...@denx.de> wrote: > > Dear U-Boot community, > > it is my very sad duty to inform you that Wolfgang Denk, the father of > U-Boot, passed away last week. We have lost a great developer and a very > good friend. > > I met Wolfgang the first time quite 25 years ago, when we worked for the > same company. I was hired as consultant for a (at the time very > frequently used) RTOS. I had no time to introduce me, because Wolfgang > interrupted me with : "Just install Linux !". Well, of course I did. It > was the first good suggestion he gave me. Many others followed. > > Wolfgang was a pioneer and strong supporter of Open Source, in the time > when Linux for Embedded System started its first steps. In many > occasions he had strong discussions with customers to explain the > advantages of Open Source, and he rejected business contracts if > customer was going against his principles. We will miss him. >
I'm really sorry. He was a great guy and will remain for me a great guy. I don't have words to describe the feeling I have at the moment. Michael > Rest in peace, my friend > > Stefano Babic > > -- > ===================================================================== > DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk > HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, 82194 Groebenzell, Germany > Phone: +49-8142-66989-53 Fax: +49-8142-66989-80 Email: sba...@denx.de > ===================================================================== -- Michael Nazzareno Trimarchi Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer M. +39 347 913 2170 mich...@amarulasolutions.com __________________________________ Amarula Solutions BV Joop Geesinkweg 125, 1114 AB, Amsterdam, NL T. +31 (0)85 111 9172 i...@amarulasolutions.com www.amarulasolutions.com
