Peter Salus has died
TLDR
- Peter Salus, author of A Quarter Century of Unix, died May 15, 2026, per a TUHS mailing list announcement.
Key Takeaways
- Salus is credited with A Quarter Century of Unix, considered required reading for serious Unix history students.
- The obituary was posted to TUHS (The Unix Heritage Society) mailing list by Dan Cross.
- His death follows closely after the passing of Peter Neumann, also noted in the same TUHS thread.
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