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| Andre Hendrick, the man who kept the PC open, passed away |
| By Thom Holwerda, submitted by M.Onty on 2012-07-26 21:26:36 |
| "Andre Hedrick, a principal engineer and operating system architect at Cisco Systems and a Linux kernel contributor, has died. He leaves behind a wife, four young children and many friends. Andre made a significant contribution to personal computing history in a way few people fully realise." I indeed had no idea. It's subtle, but quite important indeed. Worth reading, and our thoughts and condolences with his family and friends. |
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| Comment by Lazarus |
| By Lazarus on 2012-07-26 22:48:46 |
| I certainly wasn't aware, and I doubt I was the only one. A crying shame that none of us will have the opportunity to thank him in person, but for whatever it is worth, Thank you Andre. |
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| RE: Comment by Lazarus |
| By quackalist on 2012-07-27 01:54:23 |
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I read this earlier, and had no idea of his importance in the struggle to keep computing open and not totally in thrall to corporate interests. Thanks, RIP. |
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| What a brilliant person |
| By flydpnkrtn on 2012-07-27 02:04:02 |
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What a brilliant person.... how sad that he took his own life :( His LinkedIn is still even up... I'm posting it not out of any disrespect, but because it highlights his career achievements: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andre... |
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| RIP, Andre |
| By Drunkula on 2012-07-27 14:49:30 |
| I, too, was not aware of Andre. It disheartening to hear of the loss. Even more so with such a talented individual. |
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| Jeff Garzik's comments |
| By gus3 on 2012-07-27 21:19:52 |
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"Andre was unquestionably smart, driven and an advocate for Linux user freedom. Andre was also mentally ill." https://lwn.net/Articles/508467/ Very much worth reading. |
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| Ummmm... |
| By tomcat on 2012-07-27 22:08:10 |
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... so he committed suicide and left behind a wife and 4 young children? Seems pretty selfish, if you ask me. Maybe he should have spent a little less time hacking Linux and more in therapy. Edited 2012-07-27 22:08 UTC |
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| RE: Ummmm... |
| By Hypnos on 2012-07-28 02:13:32 |
| Nothing better than psychologizing people you don't know! |
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| Deepest condolences |
| By gan17 on 2012-07-28 18:43:27 |
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I recall seeing his name in a few articles, but had absolutely no idea his contributions were of such significance. Truly, an under-appreciated contributor. Thank you, Mr. Andre Hendrick Sad to hear he took his own life. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. |
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| RE[2]: Ummmm... |
| By tomcat on 2012-07-29 02:17:47 |
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> Nothing better than psychologizing people you don't know! I don't need to know the guy to recognize that committing suicide while you have a family is fundamentally selfish and cruel. I don't care how depressed you are. You owe your family an obligation to be there for them. And I could give a rat's ass how great of a code contributor he was in the Linux community. He left behind a wife and four kids that will be forever affected by his selfish decision to end his life. I've seen the effects of suicide on young people; it tears them apart, and leaves a hole in them that can't be filled. If you've got issues with depression, seek professional help; do whatever it takes to get better. For those of you who either won't (or can't) grok this simple truth, whatever, mod me down, as you inevitably will. Some people can't handle the truth. |
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| RE[3]: Ummmm... |
| By Hypnos on 2012-07-29 02:39:51 |
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How do you know he had depression? How do you know it wasn't schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder, which are also significant risk factors for suicide? Even if he were depressed, how would you weigh the pain he was experiencing against that of his family by his loss? Why are you qualified to judge? Easy answers tend to be self-serving, which is why one should always be circumspect in judging others. I don't see how you have enough information, or even the moral authority. |
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