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Subject: Re: [9front] rip mycroftiv
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He will be missed

-- Mark

> On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:20 PM, Jacob Moody <moody@mail.posixcafe.org> wrote:=

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> =EF=BB=BFOn 7/19/22 14:12, Stanley Lieber wrote:
>> all,
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>> i'm sorry to announce that today we learned mycroftiv (creator of ants, g=
rid, etc.) has passed away. further information is not available at this tim=
e. he will be sorely missed.
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>> sl
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> Mycroftiv helped guide me through my learning of the world of plan9. =46rom=
 helping me get wifi drivers installed on my first bare metal setup,
> to encouraging me to take my first steps towards being an active member, t=
o teaching me about the crazy magic he was up to with spawngrid.
> His thoughts on namespaces have been integral to how I think and view the s=
ystem. He was always looking for ways to use plan9 to better
> understand the world around us, or as a medium for communicating his thoug=
hts and feelings. He helped push not only myself but the community
> and system as a whole. For these, I can not thank him enough.
>=20
> To mycroftiv, a visionary, a friend, and a mentor, you will be missed.