Comments on: RIP Chris Lightfoot – 1978 to 2007

By: shaxxie

shaxxie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:23:05 +0000

I feel so bad for all of you that lost a close friend,relative or Husband In Chris.I was searching for a friend that passed away a year ago when i stumbled across this site. I thought i would share a poem for everyone who is in love or who ever loved Someone

His eyes were perfect nice and round
When he slept he never made a sound
I was waiting for him to come back to me
But now im here crying out my baby
You always wanted to rap or sing great songs
But now all your dreams are gone
I sit on his bed every day
and all the time his record i play
Im waiting to wake up from this awful dream
But i bet we will wake up or so it seems
I will see him in another life time i guess
But i have never stopped the crying i confessed

By: simon anderson

simon anderson — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:32:11 +0000

I read Chris’s obituary in the times. I had never heard of him before but reading about the issues he was involved with made me appreciate all his work. These are dangerous and dark times and people like Chris are very difficult to find. Yet the fight for equality and justice goes on and the websites he was instrumental in creating are very useful in waging that fight. His death is truly tragic and a loss to the whole nation. But his work goes on and these same websites are his gift to the people.

By: James Heald

James Heald — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:12:29 +0000

This is awful. I just surfed onto Chris’s entry on Wikipedia of all places, and thought there must be some mistake. But no. I only met Chris a couple of times — at a Linux trade show, flying the flag against DRMs; and then, after the Public Whip had shut down for a day to protest about software patents, and this (unlike almost anything else) had actually registered with some MPs, at a meeting at Portcullis House it had secured to explain the problems. A very smart, very interesting, very talented guy. Tragic to have lost him.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:35:21 +0000

I’ve only just seen this – and had met Chris only the once at the meeting in Portcullis House back in November, discussing the impact of theyworkforyou.com on MPs behavior. I remember a deal of passion, enthusiasm, and a good dry sense of humor – and despite the very fleeting acquaintance (were we in the pub afterwards as well?) do feel the loss of a fine individual, as well as the campaigner, coder etc.

Dominic

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:31:10 +0000

What a terrible tragedy. I had a number of conversations with Chris in Cambridge and remember vividly his intelligence, humor, breadth of knowledge and commitment to good causes. He was a real contributor to democracy in the information age.

By: Chris Lightfoot

Chris Lightfoot — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:04:24 +0000

We shared a name. I really don’t know whether we were blood-related but at least we belong to the same clan.

He was indeed an interesting man. A good mind will always be missed.

May he rest in peace.

By: Sam baeza

Sam baeza — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:07:42 +0000

I did not know of him until now and after having read what he did…what a loss

By: Owen Blacker

Owen Blacker — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:34:45 +0000

Chris’s obituary was published in today’s Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1522355.ece

By: Paul Morris

Paul Morris — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:09:53 +0000

I am sorry. I am ashamed to say I had never heard of this man until now. Then I read some of his achievements and now realise what we have lost.

By: Eoin Dubsky

Eoin Dubsky — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:51:10 +0000

I never met Chris, but was inspired by the brilliant work he did here for things like Gaze and PledgeBank. Please accept our heartfelt condolences from me and everyone in the mass networking unit and IT unit at Greenpeace International.