Unix Guru Evi Nemeth Missing, Feared Lost At Sea

14erCleaner writes "Retired Colorado professor Evi Nemeth has been missing between New Zealand and Australia since June 4, along with six others on their racing yacht. Nemeth, 73, is known as the primary author of the definitive Unix systems administration guide and for other works on Unix and Linux system administration and cryptography."

Oh-no

[rainer_d]

I didn't understand much of Unix before I read her book. But then I got my hands on the (then already ancient) 1st edition of the Unix System Administration Handbook - and it felt like a fog being lifted.

And I admit, I also thought she was a guy. She probably has baskets full of letters and emails with "Dear Mr Nemeth, ...".

Evi Nemeth, we owe you!

Re:Rawr

[Anonymous Coward]

The more recent version is, um, foreshadowing:

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-System-Administration-Handbook-Edition/dp/0131480057 [amazon.com]

more information here

[AndroSyn]

I just googled a bit for further information about the ship and came across a rather interesting thread: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/schooner-nina-merged-3-threads-105498.html [cruisersforum.com]

It appears the ship is equipped with an EPIRB that hasn't been activated apparently. Perhaps they really are just offcourse and not lost.