Mourning Steve French
Summary
An obituary for Steve French, longtime Linux kernel SMB/CIFS maintainer, detailing his contributions to the CIFS/Samba ecosystem and the impact of his work on open-source Linux. The piece shares tributes from colleagues and recollections of his influence on the community, noting his role from early Samba to later SMB topics and his broader involvement with IBM, VA Linux, and Microsoft. It serves as a memorial to a key open-source maintainer and invites reflection on the importance of sustaining maintenance in large projects.