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Remembrances

Saturday, March 18, 2006 8:33:36 AM

Many of us in the Opera Community have been saddened by the news of Geir Ivarsøy's passing. Even though most of us never met the man, we feel connected to him because we use (and love) the software he helped to create. I'm not good with words during such sad times, but I wanted to point readers to Jonny Axelsson's moving account of his experiences with the late Geir Ivarsøy.

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Anonymous Saturday, July 8, 2006 5:53:22 PM

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