“No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”
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I think his name is still in some code somewhere still riding the clack’s.
I wasn’t aware until I looked it up, but seems like several websites added GNU headers after his death. (Guide on how to add the headers here).
I also use a browser extension to tell me when his Name is in the Clacks!
Ooh. Neat! Thanks for sharing this!
I still haven’t read “The Shepard’s Crown” because that would make it final
I resisted for a few years for the same reason. It was a good closure, and it gave me permission to start my first full reread.
And the world grew dimmer for his leaving it.
We could use more people of both depth and whimsy in the world.
He made the world a happier more imaginative place and his impact will echo for many years to come. My adult kids were raised reading him so I have done my part to keep the echo ringing.
Ah I’ve teared up again remembering how I felt when I heard the news 10 years ago.
I remind myself regularly not to idolize people, but I feel Terry was such a force for good in the world. While I never knew him personally, I miss him.
GNU Sir Terry.
GNU Sir Terry
TIL he was a Linux distro. There are so many; it’s hard to keep track.
I always wondered if the GNU code was a reference to open source.
And I look up to the autographed poster of him that is hanging in our living room, and the personal remarks he has written on it.
