On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 05:11:33PM +0200, Stefano Babic 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. > > Rest in peace, my friend
I'm late in replying here, as I too am at a loss for what to say. His impact to the industry was significant, and he will be missed. -- Tom
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