List: freedesktop-openicc
Subject: [Openicc] Fwd: R.I.P. mrdocs (1963--2019)
From: Kai-Uwe Behrmann <ku.b () gmx ! de>
Date: 2019-03-22 22:02:38
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We learned that Peter Linnell has faded away. I will keep him in memory
for his inspiring and encouraging spirit. Thank you Peter, for giving
the initial impulse to the OpenICC list.
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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Betreff: [CREATE] R.I.P. mrdocs (1963--2019)
Datum: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:20:49 +0100
Von: "Christoph Sch=C3=A4fer" <christoph-schaefer@gmx.de>
An: CREATE@lists.freedesktop.org, Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
scribus@lists.scribus.net, scribus-dev@lists.scribus.net
The Scribus Team is deeply saddened to announce the loss of our friend
and colleague Peter Linnell who in the end lost his long battle against
cancer.
It is no understatement to say that without Peter Scribus wouldn't be
what it is today. It was Peter who spotted the potential of Franz
Schmid's initially humble Python program and, as a pre-press consultant
at the time, contacted Franz to make him aware of the necessities of
PostScript and PDF support, among other things. Peter also wrote the
first version of the Scribus online documentation, which resulted in his
nickname "mrdocs" in IRC and elsewhere. Until recently, and despite his
detoriating health, Peter continued to be involved in building and
releasing new Scribus versions.
Scribus was the project he helped to set on track and which marked the
beginning of his journey into the world of Free Software development.
While it remained at the heart of his commitments to Open Source in
general and Libre Graphics software in particular, Peter contributed to
Free Software in many other ways as well. For example via contributions
to projects related to freedesktop.org, as a package builder of many
Free programs for several Linux distributions on the openSUSE Build
Service, and later as an openSUSE board member. Peter was also crucial
in bringing the Libre Graphics community together by way of sharing his
expertise with other graphics-oriented projects and his assistance in
organzing the first Libre Graphics Meetings. In the sometimes ego-driven
and often emotional world of Open Source development, Peter managed to
get along very well with almost everybody and never lost his sense of
humour.
We will remember Peter "mrdocs" Linnell for what he was: an optimist, an
incredible team player, an honest man and, above all, a friend.
Our thoughts are with his family.
March 2019,
The Scribus Team
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<p>We learned that Peter Linnell has faded away. I will keep him in
memory for his inspiring and encouraging spirit. Thank you Peter,
for giving the initial impulse to the OpenICC list.<br>
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<p>Kai-Uwe Behrmann</p>
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href="mailto:CREATE@lists.freedesktop.org">CREATE@lists.freedesktop.org</a>,
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href="mailto:Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>,
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href="mailto:scribus@lists.scribus.net">scribus@lists.scribus.net</a>, <a \
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href="mailto:scribus-dev@lists.scribus.net">scribus-dev@lists.scribus.net</a></td> \
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<br>
The Scribus Team is deeply saddened to announce the loss of our
friend and colleague Peter Linnell who in the end lost his long
battle against cancer.<br>
<br>
<br>
It is no understatement to say that without Peter Scribus wouldn't
be what it is today. It was Peter who spotted the potential of
Franz Schmid's initially humble Python program and, as a pre-press
consultant at the time, contacted Franz to make him aware of the
necessities of PostScript and PDF support, among other things.
Peter also wrote the first version of the Scribus online
documentation, which resulted in his nickname "mrdocs" in IRC and
elsewhere. Until recently, and despite his detoriating health,
Peter continued to be involved in building and releasing new
Scribus versions.<br>
<br>
<br>
Scribus was the project he helped to set on track and which marked
the beginning of his journey into the world of Free Software
development. While it remained at the heart of his commitments to
Open Source in general and Libre Graphics software in particular,
Peter contributed to Free Software in many other ways as well. For
example via contributions to projects related to freedesktop.org,
as a package builder of many Free programs for several Linux
distributions on the openSUSE Build Service, and later as an
openSUSE board member. Peter was also crucial in bringing the
Libre Graphics community together by way of sharing his expertise
with other graphics-oriented projects and his assistance in
organzing the first Libre Graphics Meetings. In the sometimes
ego-driven and often emotional world of Open Source development,
Peter managed to get along very well with almost everybody and
never lost his sense of humour.<br>
<br>
<br>
We will remember Peter "mrdocs" Linnell for what he was: an
optimist, an incredible team player, an honest man and, above all,
a friend.<br>
<br>
<br>
Our thoughts are with his family.<br>
<br>
<br>
March 2019,<br>
The Scribus Team<br>
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