@dtaht https://libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-loving-memory-of-dave/
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I was hoping the link went to an April Fools joke. How sad.
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It's not an April Fools joke, and there's been a few threads already on the boards here.
Might be nice for someone with admin to pull comments together, as many have had interactions with Dave over the years and kind thoughts to share...
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Dave contributed al lot to FOSS and OpenWrt e.g. via his CeroWrt research vehicle, which was used to research bufferbloat and develop and test its remedies.
He was a funny and knowledgeable man and managed to mentor/tutor a lot of folks over the years in an kind and funny way that made this seem organic and effortless. For me he was one of the practical FOSS heros (not a FOSS zealot, open to all sides) and a loss for the community and me personally (I would not be here today, if Dave had not "roped me in" with his CeroWrt over a decade ago...).
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Truly a loss to the community, he will be missed. RIP.
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Rest in peace 
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He was super enthusiastic and an inspiration to many, including myself. Change and death feels counterintuitive, and experiencing such events ought to give pause for thought.
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Thank you very much to everybody, this is Frank with LibreQoS. We appreciate your kind words very much!
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So sad to learn of Dave's passing. I never had the opportunity to meet him in person, and I didn't know him nearly as long as many others here. But in the years that I followed his work and contributions, along with many interactions with him via this forum and e-mail as well, I learned so much from his passion for always improving.
He was such a positive influence and encouragement for many. You are missed, Dave.
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Very sad to learn he passed away 
He made tremendous contributions towards reducing latency under load / stuttering connections
see also https://blog.cerowrt.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Täht
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Very sad to hear this. Sqm is the main reasons why I started using OpenWrt 10 years ago.
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It's always heartbreaking to see brilliant minds die 
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This is absolutely heartbreaking.
Hes a great man and was always helping fellow users with issues surrounding bufferbloat.
I'm going to miss him.
May David rest in peace.
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In honor of Dave:
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Thank you very much!
Dave was a good engineer, and a good man. He was . . . He was one of us. He was a man who loved the internet, and guitar, and as a network engineer he surfed the web in search of low latency...
With apologies to the Cohen brothers. Something tells me Dave would have found it amusing. I hope. So long Dude.
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See you on the other side!
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May Rest in Peace. He is missed already.
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Thanks to those heroes who optimized our network.
Rest in peace. 
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