Re: Wolfgang Denk

[Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@benettiengineering.com>]

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