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[meritez]

https://libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-loving-memory-of-dave/

Dave was an amazing man, helping the world with FQ-CoDel and CAKE, fighting bufferbloat and trying to make the world a better place. Always willing to help, and without him – LibreQoS (and the other QoE solutions out there) wouldn’t exist.

Dave’s contributions to Linux, FQ-CoDel, and CAKE improved internet connectivity around the world for millions of people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_T%C3%A4ht

[kitz]

The code Dave contributed was always free and open source. He turned down numerous lucrative contracts because he always put his principles first – he valued the impact his code could make globally, not just prestige or money.

A sad loss, there seems to be few who continue with this attitude.   So much of the internet has been produced by people who give to the community.

In contrast there are some who have made vast fortunes by their work in IT.  Thats fine, as people need to eat and have a few beers.
Just sometimes you think that the amount they have made is eye wateringly stupid and the odd one that becomes exceedingly greedy and power hungry.
Here is not the place to discuss that though...  thank you Dave for your little contribution to the web.   RIP

[Alex Atkin UK]

Indeed, its quite upsetting to see things like Google, Amazon, Meta, etc raking in huge profits while giving so little back to the Open Source community they built their wealth on.