On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 8:41 PM Stefano Babic sbabic@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.
Rest in peace, my friend
So sad, shocking news to me. I met Wolfgang on a few occasions in ELC's, one of the clear and straightforward minds in the open source community.
He will be remembered as long as U-Boot lives.
Jagan.