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Old 10-22-2025, 07:09 AM   #1
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Gutenberg CEO Greg Newby Passes Over.
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The Project Gutenberg community mourns the passing of our CEO, Dr. Greg Newby (@gbnewby).

Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
https://www.gutenberg.org/about/newby.html

Project Gutenberg started in 1971.
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Old 10-22-2025, 07:19 AM   #2
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Project Gutenberg started in 1971.
Passes Over? Just put that he died.
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Passes over is an acceptable common expression in the British Isles, and used in Irish for over 1500 years.
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Passes over is an acceptable common expression in the British Isles, and used in Irish for over 1500 years.
The term I've heard used is passes on.
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Old 10-22-2025, 08:00 AM   #5
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Different countries different expressions.
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Passes over is an acceptable common expression in the British Isles, and used in Irish for over 1500 years.

Ireland I can't say about but I've lived in all four corners of Great Britain and have never heard passes over, passed on and passed away yes, passes over is a new one, doesn't sound right tbh.


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Ireland I can't say about but I've lived in all four corners of Great Britain and have never heard passes over, passed on and passed away yes, passes over is a new one, doesn't sound right tbh.


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Like he was passed over for a promotion.
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For what it may be worth, I have heard the term passing and passed over for death. It does sound better that saying s/he croaked and more formal that s/he kicked the bucket. Personally, I suspect the deceased are totally disinterested in how we refer to their demise.
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I always cringe at "popped his clogs", so I welcome any of the "passes ___" instead.
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I always cringe at "popped his clogs", so I welcome any of the "passes ___" instead.
Bus passes... Nah!
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Goodness gracious, this is a peculiar forum. Why are people fixating on the choice of a phrase? RIP Greg Newby. Gutenberg was very important to me when I first started reading ebooks. I had no idea that the project started in 1971.
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Getting back on topic, a shame the world has lost someone passionate about bringing reading to everyone.

I was surprised to read in the link he was involved in the (ethical) hacking community! Not something I would have thought.
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that link mentions a BBC interview, does anyone know anything about it?, I was trying to find it but had no luck
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that link mentions a BBC interview, does anyone know anything about it?, I was trying to find it but had no luck
A quick search came up with this link: Witness History: The ‘father of e-books’.
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Very grateful to this man and the community he built up. Have read many interesting books and pamphlets from the site he created, and even did some proofreading for them myself. Rest in peace, and may someone as passionate as he was take over the reins.
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