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Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by boredhedgehog »

thechao wrote: post #35
melling wrote: post #28

Recently competed in ultramarathons and has now died from cancer at age 60. Very sad. There are new tests coming that will catch cancer early so hopefully it’s not late stage, increasing one’s survival rates. https://www.barrons.com/articles/grail-stock-price-cancer-st... I’m about Greg’s age and I had colon cancer last year. Now I can’t unsee cancer in the media.

I'm at high risk for colon cancer & had my first screening last year after putting it off. For those who've not done it yet: it's really no big deal. The most challenging part is drinking the fluids. Please get screened: caught early, it's easily curable, but it definitely kills.

None of the cancer screening programs have been able to demonstrate an effect on life expectancy, neither colonoscopies nor mammographies.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by giancarlostoro »

dkga wrote: post #25
sevensor wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the award of her Grammy, Kanye West grabbed the microphone and said this to Taylor Swift. I think Newby is Swift in this analogy. Edit: MTV Video Music Award, not Grammy.

Wow I can’t believe this happened!

I can't tell if sarcasm, but he was very drunk, and it became one of his first big scandals. He's had so many more after that it pales in comparison.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by walkabout »

rom1v wrote: post #20
kragen wrote: post #12

Just to clarify, Greg Newby was not the CEO of Project Gutenberg, which was founded in 01971, but of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, which he founded in 02000 or 02001. It has contributed immensely to Project Gutenberg, but they are not the same thing. Newby would never have attempted to take credit for PG. Edit: the post title has been fixed now.

Are the years intended to be read in octal?

They’re intended to derail every thread that includes them into discussions about this stupid date format, thus wasting lifetimes of person-hours.

It’s surely an effort by misanthropes who want the worst for humanity. If it’s coming from any benign motivation, then it’s totally misguided.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by ethagnawl »

Greg Newby was also very actively involved in the production of the HOPE Conference. If there's a broadcast tonight, Off The Hook (AKA The Hacker Radio Show) show on WBAI (99.5 FM in NY) and wbai.org will almost certainly be in his honor.

RIP

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

kragen wrote: post #14
bryanrasmussen wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm generally pretty good at figuring out even the most abstruse jokes, but not getting this one. Care to explain?

It wasn't that abstruse 15 years ago. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kanye-interrupts-imma-let-you... The difference, in my view, is that Taylor Swift wasn't being incorrectly given credit for Beyoncé's video.

ok yeah I knew the reference I just wasn't getting how they thought it applied here.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by castillar76 »

Genuinely saddened by this. I had Dr. Newby for a Linux admin class in college in the late 90s and it was one of the courses that got me interested in systems administration. I remember him as patient, kind, and enthusiastic about open-source and the possibilities Linux represented for changing the Internet.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by rsync »

If you are part of PG or closely related to Greg Newby I strongly encourage you to email info@rsync.net at your earliest convenience.

I will watch that inbox personally - please do be in touch as soon as possible.

Please also accept my condolences and best wishes - I've known Greg since the earliest HOPE conventions.

Re: Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died

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Post by razeh »

I meet Greg when I was an undergraduate at Syracuse University and he was earning his PhD. I helped out a bit with some of the graphics programming for his thesis. Greg was a class act, always patient and kind. It was super helpful to me when I went to UIUC for graduate schools and he showed up as a faculty member there; he knew how to get access to campus resources and was more willing to help me than faculty in my own department. He was a model RIP.
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