Wolfgang Denk

[Jagan Teki]

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 8:41 PM Stefano Babic <sbabic at 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.