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Didier has passed away

Posted: 30. Jan 2026, 10:34
by gapan
I'm really sad to find that our friend Didier Spaier has passed away.

https://www.freelists.org/post/slint/Very-sad-news,41
https://lwn.net/Articles/1056384/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 175757754/

I suspected that something bad had happened, as I wasn't able to contact him for several weeks now. I didn't want to think that it was that bad.

Didier was one of the most friendly persons I ever found online. We worked together on several things as Slint was very close to Salix in terms of goals and ideas. He was a driving force behind many improvements in Salix. He put his heart on making Slint the best experience for people with sight disabilities and he was very close to the community. Always with a helpful comment and always with a positive attitude. I have no words to express my immense gratitude to him.

Rest in peace dear friend. You will be missed.

Re: Didier has passed away

Posted: 31. Jan 2026, 07:14
by djemos
Very sad news. Didier was very helpful to everyone. It was his idea and helped slackel repositories to be hosted to slackware.uk. He always replied kindly.
Condolences to his friends and family.
A really nice person.
Rest in peace dear Didier. You will be missed.

Re: Didier has passed away

Posted: 31. Jan 2026, 10:27
by laprjns
On occasion, I had the pleasure of corresponding with Didier through email and these forums. He was always helpful and kind. May he rest in peace.

Re: Didier has passed away

Posted: 31. Jan 2026, 13:49
by flatdog
RIP, mon vieux.