Tag: tribute

Memories of Barbara – an old friend

15 November 2024

I want to reshare these memories of an old friend: Barbara didn't arrive at the Clan like most new climbers. She came following her husband's death, accompanying her American granddaughter who wanted to climb while visiting for the funeral. Barbara knew Judith through morris dancing and came mainly for support. We encouraged her to try […]

Aaron Swartz

13 January 2013

The recent death of Aaron Swartz has saddened of me, and many other people. This is the guy who at 14, wrote part of the original RSS spec, was an early programmer at reddit, and was deeply passionate about the things he believed in. Aaron was someone I'd have been glad to meet – he […]

A tribute to Richard Rothwell

22 July 2009

Many reading my blog will not have heard the name Richard Rothwell and thus will have very little idea of his significance in the early days of DFEY. I first encountered Richard, like many others, via the Schoolforge-uk (SF-UK) mailing list, with his posts on free software and LTSP related subjects. Ben Webb and I, […]