Farewell Steve — and thank you for everything.
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It’s a huge loss for the world. Steve was a great and respected person. I truly appreciate how you changed the world. RIP.
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Steve was always able to articulate the words I was unable to formulate myself.
He lead with graceful expertise. He was a role model, and the kind of leader I will forever strive to be. His tactful whit could disarm even the most heated adversary.
Steve was precisely the type of person the open source community needs more of. Steve corrected with patience and civility.
Plus that man knew way too much about voting systems.
I only knew you briefly, but I will carry with me your lessons forever. Rest in peace.
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Debian have posted about this loss.
https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250117
It briefly mentions the FLOSS contributions of Steve prior becoming a Debian developer on 14 January 2001, some of his work in the Debian project covering more than twenty years including the mentoring of others, and includes numerous other Debian contributors thoughts and memories of interactions with Steve.
Steve’s email signature was a consistent reminder of his own dedication to Free Software:
“Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS to set it on, and I can move the world. - Steve Langasek”
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