Re: [9fans] Jim McKie

2020-07-01 Thread Scott Schwartz
So sorry to hear! Condolences to his family. On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 5:36 PM Charles Forsyth wrote: > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > https://www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/James-B-McKie?obId=15111702&fbclid=IwAR3d7aHZXEOhYz-ciOrQPh-W1eMw-_8MHiCUdeKO

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2020-06-25 Thread Williams , Mitch via 9fans
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2020-06-25 Thread Dave Lukes via 9fans
Damn. Condolences to his nearest & dearest. My favourite jmk-ism was when he described C++ as "the flavour of the weak" within a certain organisation. Another random memory: he re-used the V6 kernel initialisation code as clist blocks for the tty driver to eke out the limited kernel address s

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2020-06-25 Thread Brian L. Stuart
I never got to know Jim, but I always respected his contributions. He will be sorely missed. RIP On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 08:37:21 PM EDT, Charles Forsyth wrote: I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June.  https://www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Jam

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2020-06-25 Thread David du Colombier
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2020-06-25 Thread Rodolfo García Peñas
Condolences to his family and friends. Rest in Peace Jim. Rodolfo. On 25/06/2020 2:35, Charles Forsyth wrote: > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > https://www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/James-B-McKie?obId=15111702&fbclid=IwAR3d7aHZXEOhYz-ciOrQPh-W1eMw-_8

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2020-06-25 Thread Richard Miller
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2020-06-24 Thread Don A. Bailey
So sorry to learn this. My favorite memory of jmk, though I never knew him personally, was from 2003, when I was still learning how to engineer and hack operating system kernels. He and I exchanged emails regarding the best way to audit a kernel’s networking stack, as I had found some bugs in th

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2020-06-24 Thread Gorka Guardiola
Very sad news. He will be sorely missed. On Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 02:36 Charles Forsyth wrote: > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > https://www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/James-B-McKie?obId=15111702&fbclid=IwAR3d7aHZXEOhYz-ciOrQPh-W1eMw-_8MHiCUdeKOxzLBEI6VGH

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2020-06-24 Thread Dan Cross
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this. How awful! I always thought jmk was a really friendly and approachable scientist and I enjoyed interacting with him. - Dan C. On Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 8:36 PM Charles Forsyth wrote: > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > http

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2020-06-24 Thread Coss, Mike (Nokia - US/Murray Hill)
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2020-06-24 Thread Christopher Nielsen
Sad news. Thank you for letting us know. I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but I had a lot of respect for his knowledge and programming. On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 5:36 PM Charles Forsyth wrote: > > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > https://www.ippo

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2020-06-24 Thread Paul Lalonde
That's sad news indeed. I haven't seen him in ten years, but always enjoyed his wry humor. He always made me feel welcome on the community. Paul On Wed., Jun. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m. Charles Forsyth, < charles.fors...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 Ju

Re: [9fans] Jim McKie

2020-06-24 Thread Federico Benavento
Rest in peace, Jim, my condolences to his family and friends. > On 24 Jun 2020, at 21:35, Charles Forsyth wrote: > > I am sorry to say that Jim McKie (jmk) died suddenly on 16 June. > https://www.ippolitofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/James-B-McKie?obId=15111702&fbclid=IwAR3d7aHZXEOhYz-ciOrQPh-W1e