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Jörg Schilling (Schily) has died

9 points by rhabarba 5y ago

Although I assume that it was pretty easy to disagree with his views on software licenses, I feel sad about his death. Not only had he brought many amazing tools like cdrecord, mkisofs and an upgraded SCCS to the world, he also was a strong advocate for sane software design. May he Rest In Peace.

gjvc 5y ago
This is very sad to hear. Seeing his name always inspired confidence in the program about to run.
mariuolo 5y ago
Very sad news:( Do we know the circumstances yet?
- rhabarba 5y ago
  Cancer. Surprising to me, as he released new versions of his software only a few days ago.
  - mariuolo 5y ago
    That's his legacy. He probably didn't want any of the work to go to waste.
dredmorbius 5y ago
Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28826167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28826167