&a.alexbl.email; (2006 - 2011; RIP 2012)
Alexander
was best known as a major contributor to &os;'s Python ports
and a founding member of &a.python; as well as his work on
XMMS2.&a.jb.email; (1997 - 2009; RIP 2009)
John
made major contributions to FreeBSD, the best known of which
is the import of the &man.dtrace.1; code. John's unique sense
of humor and plain-spokenness either ruffled feathers or
made him quick friends. At the end of his life, he had
moved to a rural area and was attempting to live with
as minimal impact to the planet as possible, while at
the same time still working in the high-tech area.&a.jmz.email; (1994 - 2009; RIP 2009)
Jean-Marc
was an astrophysicist who made important contributions to the modeling
of the atmospheres of both planets and comets at
l'Observatoire de Besançon
in Besançon, France. While there, he participated in the
conception and construction of the Vega tricanal spectrometer
that studied Halley's Comet. He had also been a long-time
contributor to FreeBSD.&a.itojun.email; (1997 - 2001; RIP 2008)Known to everyone as
itojun,
Jun-ichiro Hagino was a core researcher at the
KAME Project,
which aimed to provide IPv6 and IPsec technology in freely
redistributable form. Much of this code was incorporated
into FreeBSD. Without his efforts, the state of IPv6 on the
Internet would be much different.&a.cg.email; (1999 - 2005; RIP 2005)
Cameron
was a unique individual who contributed to the project
despite serious physical disabilities. He was responsible
for a complete rewrite of our sound system during the
late 1990s. Many of those who corresponded with him had
no idea of his limited mobility, due to his cheerful
spirit and willingness to help others.&a.alane.email; (2002 - 2003; RIP 2003)
Alan
was a major contributor to the KDE on FreeBSD group. In addition,
he maintained many other difficult and time-consuming ports such
as autoconf,
CUPS, and python.
Alan's path was not an easy one but his passion for FreeBSD, and
dedication to programming excellence, won him many friends.