[HN Gopher] Tridge returns to rsync
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       Tridge returns to rsync
        
       Author : jzb
       Score  : 45 points
       Date   : 2024-04-06 21:28 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | stavros wrote:
       | That's very interesting, will he have enough time? AFAIK he's
       | full time with ArduPilot nowadays.
        
         | the__alchemist wrote:
         | Yea - it seems like everything Ardupilot revolves around him
         | these days. He's the central figure AFAIK.
        
       | Benjamin_Dobell wrote:
       | I hope Andrew wanted to maintain the software again and didn't
       | just feel obligated after what happened to xz. In any case,
       | Andrew Tridgell's contributions to open source, both direct and
       | indirect (Git), are substantial. Hopefully he's still enjoying
       | himself!
        
       | linsomniac wrote:
       | TL;DR: Sounds like it is going to be primarily maintenance work
       | going into it, not new feature work.
        
       | njoubert wrote:
       | I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew during the height of the 3D
       | Robotics days, and spending time pair-programming with him on a
       | GPS Driver for ArduPilot. It was incredible to see his confidence
       | in moving around the codebase, making edits. It left an
       | impression on me, it was watching someone who really knew what he
       | was doing. I was inspired. He was also very jovial and fun.
       | 
       | I also remember how concerned he was about the safety of flying
       | vehicles. We were all on the rooftop of a building in Berkeley
       | showing off hackathon projects on drones. He was pointedly
       | staying under the one roof overhang, telling people that this is
       | definitely unsafe. Minutes later someone crashed a drone at full
       | speed into a utility pole, sending shrapnel and lithium battery
       | chunks everywhere. How it didn't catch fire I'll never know. I
       | think 3DR was a little cowboy for his taste at times, he.
       | 
       | Tridge, if you read this, it was a real pleasure working with
       | you!
        
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