Re: Tim May (fwd)

Well, shit. Give ’em hell, Tim, wherever you are. Cheers, RAH

On Dec 15, 2018, at 9:56 AM, Greg Newby wrote:

Forwarding without attribution from another list I'm on:

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Date: 14 Dec 2018 22:27:00 Subject: Tim May

I am sorry to report that Tim May has passed away, apparently of natural causes. I know that Tim was a controversial figure on this list. Actually, I can't think of any list or community where Tim was not a controversial figure! But, to those of us who were his fans, Tim was a giant. My condolences to all of you.

I have not seen independent confirmation or an obituary, and his Wikipedia page isn't updated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_C._May

Among other things, that page mentions: "Writings on cryptography and privacy: May was a founding member of, and has been one of the most voluminous contributors to, Cypherpunks electronic mailing list. He wrote extensively on cryptography and privacy from the 1990s through 2003."

- gbn