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I remember when avenj first came into #gentoo oh so many years ago, and |
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then we he impressed g2boojum and me and a few others, that we made him an |
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op even without being a developer (yes, he was the first one!). |
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I remember so many conversations with Jon during that period -- we went |
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through a lot together as a small team. While Jon and I disagreed about a |
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few things, we always had a mutual respect for the other's opinion. |
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When Daniel asked me to create Developer Relations, Jon was the first |
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person I approached to collaborate with me. He influenced so much of the |
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way DevRel evolved (including the rules/policies, UserRel, and operational |
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things). He and I (and a number of others) rode out the infamous "fork" |
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together, and that experience bonded us like no other. |
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In private moments, outside of Gentoo things -- he was a very intelligent |
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man, full of insight, full of ideals, full of empathy. |
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Jon, you're gone to soon. |
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(Thank you, Roy, for making the announcement.) |
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on August 10, 2016. |
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> http://www.michaudfuneralhomeandcrematorium.com/obituaries/Jonathan- |
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> Portnoy?obId=1031720#/obituaryInfo |
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> A tribute message has been posted on behalf of Gentoo |
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> http://www.michaudfuneralhomeandcrematorium.com/obituaries/Jonathan- |
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> Portnoy?obId=1031720 |
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> In line with the instructions in the obituary announcement, Gentoo has |
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> donated $500 to the Perl Foundation in his memory |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Roy Bamford |
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> (Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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> elections |
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> gentoo-ops |
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> forum-mods |
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> trustees |
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