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  • From: Barry Kauler <bkauler AT gmail.com>
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  • Cc: ibiblio-announce AT lists.ibiblio.org, labratz AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ibiblio-announce] Thanks to Don Sizemore
  • Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:03:59 +0800

As a Linux distro maintainer, I have interacted with Don several times
over the years, and my impression is of a very helpful and friendly
guy. Don, best wishes for your new job!

Regards,
Barry Kauler


On 3/10/10, paul jones <pjones AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
> Almost anyone who has had anything to do with ibiblio.org over the past
> decade (and a few years before that) has had the pleasure of working with
> Don Sizemore. Don began working at ibiblio as an undergrad and continued
> working with us here during the time he completed his Masters in Information
> Science. Then after a brief haitus, which seemed much too long to me, Don
> returned as a full time systems admin in 2006.
>
> To say that Don has been our sysadmin misses the point in so many ways.
> Don's patience, kindness, willingness to help, and his great ability to
> support and teach students the ways of open source and of sharing have
> formed the spirit of this place and are some of the reasons that I'm glad to
> come here to work everyday. There have been many wonderful folks who have
> worked at ibiblio, but few who have been with us as long or had as deep an
> impact.
>
> Don is unique in many ways, but in particular for his ability to make us all
> see that we can be better, kinder and more thoughtful people in our work and
> in our lives.
>
> I am sorry to see him leave us for Journalism, but I am certain that he will
> have the same deep and lasting presence that he has had here.
>
> Don will be gone but only across the Quad -- and he leaves an important past
> for us to admire and to live up to.
>
> Thanks Don.
>




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