On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Biju Chacko <[email protected]> wrote:
> A lot of people on this list are acquainted with Atul Chitnis. Many of us > got to know him in the Open Source scene in India in the late '90s and > early '00s. > > I just heard that he lost his long battle with cancer earlier today. > > He was not universally liked but I guess even those that didn't like him > would be saddened by the news. > I heard about Atul's illness last week. Like many of you, my relationship with toolz has had its ups (like the time we shared a stage talking about 10 years after the founding of Linux India) and downs (like the time I dubbed one of his events foss.il) over the years. I was meaning to reach out to him with a loving, reconciliatory email. First it was Raju Mathur and now this? The Open Source pioneers of India are slowly going away. You will be remembered, Atul. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
