Mourning Hans-Jürgen Koch

Thomas Gleixner wrote the following to us: The Linux Kernel community ismourning the passing of Hans-Ji1/4rgen Koch. Hans was a free-software enthusiast and an active contributor. He worked on RadioData System support both in kernel and user space and was the main author andmaintainer of the UIO subsystem and contributed in various ways to the Linuxkernel as a professional and hobbyist. He authored a UIO book, gavecountless talks at various open-source conferences, and served as a member of theLinuxtag program committee.

His calm and modest nature made it a pleasure to work with him. Meeting him inperson was always a enjoyable experience. His interests spanned a broad rangefrom literature, music and history to politics and engagement for the germanbranch of Friends of the Earth. His wicked sense of humor along with hisalways ready to be told bag of anecdotes enlivened quite some social events.

He will be sorely missed and our thoughts are with his family and friends.