May he receive divine blessings and mercy.
I have been using FVWM on my work desktop for
several years and must have benefited from his
contributions every working day.
Though I have not been been active in this newsgroup
and have not updated my FVWM for a while (still on 2.4.19-1
- it have been a stable workhorse, better and faster than
anything else out there) I appreciate all the
work and development that is continually being done
One of these days, I will update my PC and install one
or more of the latest linux distributions with the
latest FVWM. Hopefully one day too, may actually find
time and opportunity to contribute.
As you wrote,we can never predict the unexpected
turn life can take.
So, thanks to everyone, especially the major contributors.
Peace
-A.S
On 05/18/2008 05:43 AM, Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
On 16 May 2008 13:49:48 +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
Dear all,
It is with regret and sadness that I have just found that that Alex
Wallis (or 'awol' as he was perhaps better known by many on IRC)
passed away last night. He was 55.
He will be sorely missed by those of us who knew him. He founded the
#fvwm IRC channel and for years he and I were the sole bearers in that
channel watching it grow as it has. He liked that aspect very much.
He also worked hard on fvwm-themes in the early days, creating his own
theme which he would promote tirelessly to new users of FVWM. He was
a strong believer in FVWM, and I think it's that which many here will
miss.
Alex saw something in me I do not, and that is faith and respect. He
would promote my efforts of FVWM. I shall miss that.
Requiescat in pace
Sadly,
-- Thomas Adam
This is so sad. In the past I had enough personal and public talks with
Alex to understand what a good man he is, full of patience and respect.
I still can't think about him in the past sense. My condolences to
everyone who was in close contact with this nice man.
I may only hope I did something possibly small in the life to make Alex
happier, and I am sorry if I did not do enough. Life is so unpredictable.
Rest in peace.
Regards,
Mikhael.
