Monty Taylor wrote: > On 02/02/2018 09:52 AM, Adam Spiers wrote: >> Dear Stackers, >> >> Since git and Gerrit are at the heart of our development process, I am >> passing on this very sad news from the git / Gerrit communities that >> Shawn Pearce has passed away after an aggressive lung cancer. >> >> Shawn was founder of Gerrit / JGit / libgit2 / git-gui, and the third >> most prolific contributor to git itself. >> >> https://gitenterprise.me/2018/01/30/shawn-pearce-a-true-leader/ >> https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/jan/30/shawn-pearce/ >> https://twitter.com/cdibona/status/957822400518696960 >> >> https://public-inbox.org/git/CAP8UFD0aKqT5YXJx9-MqeKCKhOVGxninRf8tv30=hKgVmHgmQQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#mf5c158c68565c1c68c80b6543966ef2cad6d151c >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/repo-discuss/B4P7G1YirdM/discussion >> >> >> He is survived by his wife and two young sons. A memorial fund has >> been set up in aid of the boys' education and future: >> >> https://gitenterprise.me/2018/01/30/gerrithub-io-donations-to-shawns-family/ >> >> >> Thank you Shawn for enriching our lives with your great contributions >> to the FLOSS community. > > ++ > > OpenStack would not be where it is today without Shawn's work. Indeed. In open source in general, and in OpenStack in particular, we stand on the shoulders of a multitude of giants. Shawn will be missed. -- Thierry Carrez (ttx)