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趙蔚 zhaoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:51:21 -0400 From: Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Dedication of the Debian 2.2 release This is the first public announcement of this intention. Some may notice two new files in our archive (or on mirrors) and on the new Test Cycle 3 CD's. This is a dedication of this release to a recently daparted member of our Project, Joel Klecker, who died unexpectedly at age 21. The dedication can be found (and is attached here for completeness) at: ftp://ftp.debian.org/doc/dedication-2.2.txt You will also find a file with it called dedication-2.2.sigs.tar.gz, which contains close to 200 PGP signatures from our Developers for the dedication.txt. Joel's death was the result of a life long battle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Information for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association can be found here and will be greatly appreciated (please make donations in Joel's name, if you so desire): http://mdausa.org/donate/index.html Sincerely, Ben Collins -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedicated to Joel 'Espy' Klecker 謹獻給 Joel 'Espy' Klecker On July 11, 2000, the Debian Project, and the Free Software Community as a whole, lost a very dear friend and developer. For most of Joel's life he had been fighting a disease known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Since July of 1997, Joel has been a Debian developer, and for most of that time was bed-ridden because of this disease. Joel was 21 when he died, far from the ripe age we imagine most people in our field will reach. His great dedication to the project is an inspiration to us all, and will never be forgotten. 7月11日, Debian 工程, 以及全部自由軟件社團, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joel [EMAIL PROTECTED]@種叫做 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 的疾病搏鬥. 因為這種疾病, Joel 自 1997 年 7 月成為 Debian 開發者以來, 大 部份時間是在病床上度過的. Joel 終年 21 歲, 甚至尚[EMAIL PROTECTED], 我們 這個領域中大多數人達到成熟的年齡. 他對 Debian 工程的卓越貢獻, 是對我們所 有人的激勵, 我們將永遠銘記在心. He was known by most of us as "Espy", his IRC nickname, and also as the outspoken voice we heard on the mailing lists, never afraid to speak his mind in a way that only Joel could do, with humor and directness. He maintained a level of excellence in many important packages for Debian. His expertise and knowledge was never questioned. Those of us who have the honor of carrying on the work that he has done for us, will try to maintain it to his degree of technical perfection. 他不僅以 "Espy", 他在 IRC 上的別名, 這個名字為我們所熟知, 更以其在 Mailing lists 中發表的獨到的觀點而為我們所了解, Joel 從不猶豫用他獨特的 方式, 直捷並充滿幽默地說出他的想法. 他為許多關鍵的 Debian 軟件包確立了 優秀的品質. 他的專業水平和知識從未得到懷疑. 我們中間有幸繼續他為我們 [EMAIL PROTECTED], 將努力以達到他的卓越技術水準. Most of us had no idea the trials that Joel endured every day of his life. Not until near the end did any of us know he even had this disease. Only now are we realizing his dedication, and the friendship that he bestowed upon us. So as a show of our appreciation, and in memory of his inspirational life, this release of Debian is for him. 我們大多數人並不知曉 Joel [EMAIL PROTECTED] 甚至 直到最後, 我們才不幸獲悉他身患如此重疾. 現在, 我們終於能意識到 Joel 慷慨 與我們分享的友誼和他為 Debian 所做的貢獻. 為了表達我們對他的感激之情, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 謹以此 Debian 版本獻給 Joel. * The "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release * "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" 版 -- The Debian Developers -- Debian 開發者 -- | This message was re-posted from [email protected] | and converted from gb2312 to big5 by an automatic gateway.
