[Bloat] In loving memory of Dave Täht <3

[Bless, Roland (TM)]

This is very sad news.
I've met Dave a few times at IETF meetings
and he was always inspiring – quite often he preferred
to play guitar outside instead of spending too much time
in those meeting rooms without daylight.
He was really passionate about making the Internet better!
Condolences, he will be missed!

Roland

On 01.04.25 at 19:27 Frantisek Borsik via Bloat wrote:
> 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____
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