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Józef Kucia, Wine developer and founder of Vkd3d has passed away

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This morning we have some sad news to share that CodeWeavers announced last night, as Wine developer Józef Kucia has sadly passed away.

Kucia was the founder of Vkd3d, a Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer used with Wine as well as being a direct contributor to Wine, Mesa and Debian.

This August, Józef took an extended vacation to the Tatra mountains to explore the longest and deepest cave in Poland, Wielka Sniezna ("Great Snowy Cave"). While exploring, he and another member of his group of six became separated by an unexpected flow of water.  Despite an extensive rescue operation, Józef and his companion died.

Words cannot express the sorrow and heartbreak we feel.  All of us at CodeWeavers extend our heartfelt condolences to Józef's family, friends, loved ones, and everyone else who grieves his passing.

We take some solace from knowing that Józef died doing something he loved, with full understanding of the risks involved.  We admire the courage and ambition he displayed in pursuing his passion.  While his life ended far too soon, it was a life well and fully lived.

You can read the full post on CodeWeavers. Rest in peace, Józef Kucia.

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KuJo Sep 10, 2019
Whew ... We don't have the words. Much too early. 28 years are no age at which one should go.

Thanks for your work for the Open Source Community. In this work you will live on forever!
DrMcCoy Sep 10, 2019
Oh fuck :(
logge Sep 10, 2019
Always sad to hear these news. Far too many good people fall too early.
razing32 Sep 10, 2019
Condolences to the family and friends.
TheSHEEEP Sep 10, 2019
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Damn, that sucks.
Caves are a truly dangerous thing to explore.
Gazoche Sep 10, 2019
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Rest in peace, Józef. We'll be forever grateful for your work.
Alm888 Sep 10, 2019
Rest in peace, Józef Kucia.
Cyril Sep 10, 2019
28 years old, damn. R.I.P
garpu Sep 10, 2019
I can't imagine what his family's going through. He's not that much older than my nieces. :(
Shmerl Sep 10, 2019
Sad news. He was a prolific contributor and helped with a lot of Linux gaming related issues in Wine.
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