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The U-Boot list carries
the sad news that Wolfgang Denk, the founder of the U-Boot project, has
passed away.

Wolfgang was a pioneer and strong supporter of Open Source, in the
time when Linux for Embedded System started its first steps. In
many occasions he had strong discussions with customers to explain
the advantages of Open Source, and he rejected business contracts
if customer was going against his principles. We will miss him.