Mourning Dan Williams

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[Posted July 23, 2026 by corbet]

I have just received the shocking news that Dan Williams, a longtime, high-profile kernel developer, has passed away. I knew him primarily through his long service on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board; he was always a strong, thoughtful, and intelligent presence. Dan will be deeply missed.

There is a support effort underway for Dan's family as they come to terms with this loss.

I wouldn't be here without his patience. Posted Jul 23, 2026 19:20 UTC (Thu) by gmprice (subscriber, #167884) [Link]

Celebration of Life at Plumbers Posted Jul 23, 2026 20:24 UTC (Thu) by l1k (subscriber, #112260) [Link] (1 responses) Let's please have a celebration of life at Plumbers to commemorate Dan's huge contribution to this community, as we did for Daniel Bristot de Oliveira two years ago!

Celebration of Life at Plumbers Posted Jul 24, 2026 1:11 UTC (Fri) by broonie (subscriber, #7078) [Link] Very much so, we already started planning that.