On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Xan Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: > This is terrible news. I remember fondly working with him on Epiphany many > years ago. His patience and good character were instrumental in getting me > started on this whole crazy business, as I'm sure it was the case for many > others.
Yes, his legacy lives on not only in Epiphany, but also Rhythmbox which he also help start. He will be missed. Condolences to the family and friends. sri > > He will be missed, and I'd humbly suggest the Foundation to dedicate the > next stable release of GNOME to his memory. We can look into that. sri > > Xan > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Johan Bilien <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I unfortunately have some terrible news, Marco Pesenti Gritti passed away >> last Saturday in London, after a long fight against cancer. He was with his >> family and in good medical hands. He leaves behind his girlfriend Daniela >> and 4 year old daughter Daniela. I had the chance to say goodbye last week, >> and convey thoughts and support for his coworkers, current and passed. >> >> I was lucky to have worked with Marco for many years at litl, on a very >> broad range of projects, and had the chance to count him as a good friend. >> He was the most passionate and dedicated hacker I knew, and I know he was >> extremely respected in the GNOME community, for his work on Epiphany, Evince >> and Sugar among many others, just like he was at litl. Those who knew him >> personally know he was also an awesome human being. >> >> We will try to help his family as much as we can. He will be sorely >> missed. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-devel-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-devel-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
