[LibreQoS] [Cerowrt-devel] [Starlink] In loving memory of Dave Täht <3

Tue Apr 1 13:53:00 EDT 2025

I met Dave a couple of times and convinced him to talk at our Little ol New
Zealand Network Operators Conference on occasion.

I enjoyed working with Dave on customizing openwrt bits for bufferbloat
issues and attempting to scale up to gigabit fibre speeds on less than
capable consumer hardware. He was always quick to reply and offer; advice,
anecdotes and opines without ego.

He will be missed.

-Joel

On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 at 06:31, Vint Cerf via Cerowrt-devel <
cerowrt-devel at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

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> From: Vint Cerf <vint at google.com>
> To: Frantisek Borsik <frantisek.borsik at gmail.com>
> Cc: libreqos <libreqos at lists.bufferbloat.net>, bloat <
> bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net>, Dave Taht via Starlink <
> starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net>, Jeremy Austin via Rpm <
> rpm at lists.bufferbloat.net>, bloat-ietf at lists.bufferbloat.net, Cake List <
> cake at lists.bufferbloat.net>, codel at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> cerowrt-commits at lists.bufferbloat.net, cerowrt-devel at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> cerowrt-users at lists.bufferbloat.net, codel-wireless at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> Make-Wifi-fast <make-wifi-fast at lists.bufferbloat.net>, "Network
> Neutrality is back! Let´s make the technical aspects heard this time!" <
> nnagain at lists.bufferbloat.net>, Herbert Wolverson <hwolverson at libreqos.io>,
> "Frantisek (Frank) Borsik" <frank at libreqos.io>, "Robert Chacón" <
> robert at libreqos.io>
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 13:31:08 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Starlink] In loving memory of Dave Täht <3
> OMG - that is truly terrible news! I could not say better than Frank
> already has how much Dave's work has helped to improve our experience of
> the Internet. I can't think of anyone more dedicated to the proposition
> that performance counts and should be pursued with determination and
> vigor.  I've known Dave for many years and greatly valued his counsel and
> technical skills - to say nothing of his healthy sense of humor. I will
> miss him but will be always grateful to have known him.
>
> vint cerf
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM Frantisek Borsik via Starlink <
> starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
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>> 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 <+421%20919%20416%20714>
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>> iMessage, mobile: +420775230885 <+420%20775%20230%20885>
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>> Skype: casioa5302ca
>>
>> frantisek.borsik at gmail.com
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Vint Cerf via Cerowrt-devel <cerowrt-devel at lists.bufferbloat.net>
> To: Frantisek Borsik <frantisek.borsik at gmail.com>
> Cc: codel-wireless at lists.bufferbloat.net, Jeremy Austin via Rpm <
> rpm at lists.bufferbloat.net>, cerowrt-commits at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> Make-Wifi-fast <make-wifi-fast at lists.bufferbloat.net>, libreqos <
> libreqos at lists.bufferbloat.net>, Dave Taht via Starlink <
> starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net>, Herbert Wolverson <hwolverson at libreqos.io>,
> "Frantisek (Frank) Borsik" <frank at libreqos.io>, "Network Neutrality is
> back! Let´s make the technical aspects heard this time!" <
> nnagain at lists.bufferbloat.net>, codel at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> cerowrt-devel at lists.bufferbloat.net, bloat <bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net>,
> Cake List <cake at lists.bufferbloat.net>, bloat-ietf at lists.bufferbloat.net,
> cerowrt-users at lists.bufferbloat.net, "Robert Chacón" <robert at libreqos.io>
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:31:29 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] [Starlink] In loving memory of Dave Täht <3
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