I am deeply moved by his passing, what a sad day. We got to know each other
when I came across CAKE and contributed somewhat to the team efforts back
in 2016-2018, when I was in the US. He is deeply missed but his impact
echoes on in 'every packet that flows a little bit more fairly'.

George Amanakis

On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 10:32 PM Toke Høiland-Jørgensen via Bloat <
bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

> Absolutely devastating news. He will be missed! It was an honour to know
> him and work with him; he was a kind and generous person who selflessly
> dedicated his time to making the internet a better place for us all.
>
> Wrote a bit of a longer farewell note here:
> https://blog.tohojo.dk/2025/04/remembering-dave-t%C3%A4ht.html
>
> -Toke
>
>
> Frantisek Borsik via Bloat <bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net> writes:
>
> > Hello to all,
> >
> > We’re devastated to announce that Dave Täht has passed away.
> > <https://libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-loving-memory-of-dave/>
> >
> > Dave was an amazing man, helping the world with FQ-CoDel and CAKE,
> fighting
> > bufferbloat and trying to make the world a better place. Always willing
> to
> > help, and without him – LibreQoS (and the other QoE solutions out there)
> > wouldn’t exist.
> >
> > Dave was an inspiration, and we all miss him. We’re reaching out to
> family
> > and close friends to see if there’s anything we can do to help.
> >
> > Dave was an inspiration to us. Dave’s contributions to Linux, FQ-CoDel,
> and
> > CAKE improved internet connectivity around the world for millions of
> > people. Because of him, millions of people now have access to reliable
> > video calls – and in turn, access to loved ones, healthcare, and
> community.
> > One of Robert’s ISP customers is a kind paraplegic woman who lives in a
> > far-flung rural Colonia around El Paso, Texas. Her reliable access to her
> > doctors through telemedicine, and to her family through FaceTime, was
> only
> > made possible because of his algorithms. There are millions of cases like
> > hers, where Dave’s contributions have silently enabled human connection
> and
> > safety. Everything Dave contributed to the world of technology was free
> and
> > open source, for the betterment of humanity.
> >
> > Dave is the reason that Starlink was able to tackle its latency issues –
> > enabling a generation of young entrepreneurs across the developing world,
> > such as these young folks pictured in the Phillipines, to start their own
> > ISPs to expand internet access to their communities. Dave started work on
> > FQ-CoDel in part because of his own journey working to expand internet
> > access in Nicaragua, so we know he saw that his work had come full-circle
> > and helped so many.
> >
> > We’re incredibly grateful to have Dave as our friend, mentor, and as
> > someone who continuously inspired us – showing us that we could do better
> > for each other in the world, and leverage technology to make that happen.
> > He will be dearly missed.
> >
> > *PS: *Dave is forever in our hearts and souls, in our routers and...in
> > production!
> >
> > *https://github.com/LibreQoE/LibreQoS/pull/684
> > <https://github.com/LibreQoE/LibreQoS/pull/684>*
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > Frantisek (Frank) Borsik
> >
> >
> >
> > https://www.linkedin.com/in/frantisekborsik
> >
> > Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp: +421919416714
> >
> > iMessage, mobile: +420775230885
> >
> > Skype: casioa5302ca
> >
> > frantisek.borsik@gmail.com
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