From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from phobos.denx.de (phobos.denx.de [85.214.62.61]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BBA5FFA373D for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:03:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from h2850616.stratoserver.net (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by phobos.denx.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60D0B84DB0; Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:03:54 +0200 (CEST) Authentication-Results: phobos.denx.de; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=benettiengineering.com Authentication-Results: phobos.denx.de; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de Authentication-Results: phobos.denx.de; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=aruba.it header.i=@aruba.it header.b="T5vR/owN"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by phobos.denx.de (Postfix, from userid 109) id 8A63D84B77; Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:03:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtpcmd0872.aruba.it (smtpcmd0872.aruba.it [62.149.156.72]) by phobos.denx.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5221084CBC for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:03:48 +0200 (CEST) Authentication-Results: phobos.denx.de; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=benettiengineering.com Authentication-Results: phobos.denx.de; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=giulio.benetti@benettiengineering.com Received: from [192.168.50.173] ([146.241.87.206]) by Aruba Outgoing Smtp with ESMTPSA id luUsoV7b5B6hRluUtoCymS; Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:03:47 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=aruba.it; s=a1; t=1666368228; bh=s5kR4HTSZEo7LLWRFts0OwTfBDMr68/xfdyNTCWW+Ho=; h=Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:From:Content-Type; b=T5vR/owNsLTzSKfmPZ0Gz6z0ITpFXEzETby34ldGRc8th862Z7TrNVhrVKddZcJcl 9tnUCB0v9X5YA1y31bcVxdDuXnef5dVQcrlHzD0qy2l1gPbe2p6IRLaceJ69Icinny GodGZrm7oDlcDfPKoe1EhtxKTHIjsDUyBT3zUD2VDS2pFMdm7rxl/m9d7CUFa7VV2E fxKiPRxVn3iSR3YGxBDe3VN4S6SWkExh8NO1wGEUWxX8yE5HQfCCQGXVHgxGI19eR5 E1rlTSd7/kQkA87PN3mE/OLIRIWkCDibZeAhtI/j/4YPftsPNFAedEXYzgVvIDrttx jITPAfWVRLcmg== Message-ID: Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:03:46 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.3.3 Subject: Re: Wolfgang Denk To: Stefano Babic , "U-Boot@lists.denx.de" References: <3fd650da-2c9a-689d-0771-2bd9285bd207@denx.de> Content-Language: en-US From: Giulio Benetti In-Reply-To: <3fd650da-2c9a-689d-0771-2bd9285bd207@denx.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfBtXaGs7g4oS+OsGs+yQkv1y2hBpV1A3PqIsPgNyEbGdXOtjFH80cv51CbPaHGwxCZFK+NgvaM++aC0BDYMlA6SODznqhJrT9L7pUDMQCL9bijBQ0w2L PXEFUy/QL3WJKkovj44tNFrWCsdB6VsLMr6IYNd46VSVucfX3k8v7Eg7fknHUTQix2yuf4Q6Rn3OhHLFJxHXwO1+zD9/4NmxP09Q2/E7wm5LchK9a9WpHENE dUcV/9bDLiXToLigT56jQQ== X-BeenThere: u-boot@lists.denx.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.39 Precedence: list List-Id: U-Boot discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de Sender: "U-Boot" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.6 at phobos.denx.de X-Virus-Status: Clean On 21/10/22 17:11, 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 > > Stefano Babic > I'm very sorry, rest in peace Wolfgang Denk and thank you for what you have created. -- Giulio Benetti Benetti Engineering sas