FallibleDragon (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fallibledragon) wrote,@ 2005-08-09 12:41:00 |
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Debian Project mourns the loss of Jens Schmalzig
*sigh*. Didn't know the guy... I'm sure I've had a conversation or two with him over bugs or something, but I can't track them down now. I use and appreciate the fruits of his work every day though, and I'm sure I'll notice the gap left behind :(
Hope his family are doing OK :(
I also hope his name goes on a memorial someday, as one of the people who made a stand against the loss of software freedom. I really do consider these guys heroes in a sense -- not in the big sense of a lone crusader, but they're all really trying, in their own small way, to make the world better for us all. Judging from what he was involved with, Jens was one of the brighter lights among them :)
The Debian Project has lost another member of its community. Jens
Schmalzig (jensen) died on July 30th in a tragic accident at his
workplace in Munich.
Jens was involved in Debian as a maintainer of several packages, as
supporter of the PowerPC port, as a member of the kernel team, and was
instrumental in taking the PowerPC kernel package to version 2.6. He
also maintained the Mac-on-Linux emulator and its kernel modules,
helped with the installer and with local Munich activities. The
kernel team dedicates the 2.6.12-2 release to him.
The Debian Project honours his good work and strong dedication to
Debian and Free Software. The contribution of Jens will not be
forgotten, and other developers will continue his work.
Jens will be missed. He left behind a wife and three children, who
have our sympathy.
*sigh*. Didn't know the guy... I'm sure I've had a conversation or two with him over bugs or something, but I can't track them down now. I use and appreciate the fruits of his work every day though, and I'm sure I'll notice the gap left behind :(
Hope his family are doing OK :(
I also hope his name goes on a memorial someday, as one of the people who made a stand against the loss of software freedom. I really do consider these guys heroes in a sense -- not in the big sense of a lone crusader, but they're all really trying, in their own small way, to make the world better for us all. Judging from what he was involved with, Jens was one of the brighter lights among them :)
