Lovely. So how we can put it in motion? :) Who would be the best person to do it?
All the best, Frank Frantisek (Frank) Borsik *In loving memory of Dave Täht: *1965-2025 https://libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-loving-memory-of-dave/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/frantisekborsik Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp: +421919416714 iMessage, mobile: +420775230885 Skype: casioa5302ca frantisek.bor...@gmail.com On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM Loganaden Velvindron <logana...@gmail.com> wrote: > Definitely :-) > > On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 at 15:12, Vint Cerf <v...@google.com> wrote: > > > > He would be a good candidate for the Postel Award, don't you think? > > v > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM Loganaden Velvindron < > logana...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > 2) I was thinking about how we could get Dave recognized for his > contributions. Like other unsung heroes, Dave didn't work for BBN or some > other moneyed entity who would commission a book or a memorial. (BBN paid > Katie Hafner to write the text that later turned into her book "When > Wizards Stay Up Late", which oddly only talked about the ARPANET/Internet > pioneers who worked for BBN, omitting many of my Internet colleagues.) > Dave wasn't the kind of guy that gets Awards from the Computer History > Museum or the ACM or IEEE. He wasn't beloved at IETF or ISOC that I know > of. He's in the category of folks like Noel Chiappa or Bram Cohen or > Richard Stallman or Aaron Swartz - people I think really changed the way we > think about computing and internetworking, but who won't be in the official > histories. > >> > >> He did not fit in a typical corporate culture especially in his later > >> years. He got a certain amount of respect at the > >> IETF. > > > > > > > > -- > > Please send any postal/overnight deliveries to: > > Vint Cerf > > Google, LLC > > 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, 16th Floor > > Reston, VA 20190 > > +1 (571) 213 1346 > > > > > > until further notice > > > > > > >
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