Linux and BSD news (Larry Finger has died)
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Kernel Space
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LWN ☛ Larry Finger RIP
The linux-wireless mailing list carries the terse
notice that longtime networking developer Larry Finger passed away on
June 21. The LWN Kernel
Source Database shows that Finger contributed to 94 releases in
the (Git era) kernel history, starting with 2.6.16 — 1,464 commits in total. He will be missed.
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BSD
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Vermaden ☛ FreeBSD Bhyve Companion Tools
Some time ago I wrote about how FreeBSD Bhyve can be used in the FreeBSD Bhyve Virtualization article. It was quite short after I moved from VirtualBox – and to be honest – I am really glad that I moved to Bhyve.
When I was working with VirtualBox – I was not fully happy – it just felt that FreeBSD is not its native environment. While most things worked the networking stuff sometimes required all VMs reboot and sometimes even entire FreeBSD host hard reset was needed. It was not often – but still.
Now – after almost a year with Bhyve hypervisor – and using vm-bhyve toolkit – I would like to share some tools that make everyday life easier and more productive.
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Update
Some condolences
Obituary:
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Larry Finger
Larry was born on May 22, 1940 in Terril, Iowa to Wayne and Lucille Finger. He passed away from pancreatic cancer on June 21, 2024 at home with his family by his side.
In the 7th grade, the family moved to Southern Minnesota. Larry graduated from Tracy High School in 1958 and in 2023 was inducted into the Tracy Hall of Fame. He attended the University of Minnesota, receiving a Bachelors Degree in Physics in 1964 and continued his education by receiving a PhD in Mineralogy in 1967. At that point they moved to a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. where they lived for 32 years.
In June of 1962 he married Denise Lanning of Clara City, Minnesota. They were married for 62 years. To this union were born two daughters, Cynthia and Pamela. The family did extensive traveling both in the U.S. and internationally, having traveled to 36 different countries and islands.
Some press:
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Linux community mourns loss of WiFi driver expert
The Linux kernel community is in mourning following the loss of Larry Finger, a longtime and prolific contributor to WiFi drivers. Finger, who began his contributions to the Linux kernel in 2005 and had over 1,500 kernel patches accepted into the mainline Linux kernel, passed away on 21 June 2024.
The news of Finger’s passing was shared by his wife in a brief statement on the linux-wireless mailing list: “This is to notify you that Larry Finger, one of your developers, passed away on June 21st.”
Finger’s journey in the Linux kernel community began with contributions to the Broadcom BCM43XX driver. Over the years, his expertise expanded to encompass a wide range of Linux WiFi drivers. His most recent work focused on drivers such as RTW88, RTW89, R8188EU, R8712, RTLWIFI, and B43, among others.
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