Chris "Oggie" Lightfoot 1978-2007: tributes and responses

The announcement of Oggie's death on his weblog is here. There is also an announcment from MySociety, the charity for which he worked, and one from the campaign group No2ID, with which he was deeply involved.

An announcement was printed in the Register section of the Times of Saturday 3 March; you can find it on the Times' website for 28 days from the date of publication using this search form, or see a copy of it.

A Times obituary was published on Friday 16 March.

Other responses are linked below. Google Blog Search and Technorati's search may find things that I have missed, or have been slow to find. My apologies for any such omissions; do email me if you notice any.

The list is intended to be comprehensive; some of the responses linked are long pieces, others simply a brief comment or a link.


Responses found on 18 April 2007

Fortnightly Mailing Chris Lightfoot - obituaries and some of his wonderful software


Responses found on 12 April 2007

Emulation 4 Ever - V2 (dedication at end)


Responses found on 11 April 2007

Have I Got More Lies For You


Responses found on 2 April 2007

BBC - Radio 4 - Last Word (brief text obituaries of the programme's subjects only; but you can listen to an mp3 copy of the part about Oggie)
claerwen: Things I thought would happen
Clowns to the Left of Me: I'm so glad I didn't hold out for Vista
Media Molecule - RIP Chris 'Oggie' Lightfoot
No2ID :: View topic - Times & BBC Radio 4: Chris Lightfoot obituaries
Pickled Politics » The Melanie Phillips ‘Naziometer’ is back
SocialTech: Christopher Lightfoot
Spy Blog - SpyBlog.org.uk: Entrust Inc. must be in financial trouble to employ the disgraced politician David Blunkett (comment just under half-way down the page, in the context of an exposition of David Blunkett's incompetence)
The Yorkshire Ranter


Responses found on 21 March 2007

Martin Keegan: Chris Lightfoot


Responses found on 18 March 2007

Alasdair - links for 2007-03-06
Crooked Timber » » Chris Lightfoot is dead
Matthew Revell » Neighbourhood Fix-It
mymarkup.net: Kommunal klagomur 2.0


Responses found on 16 March 2007

Delib - Chris Lightfoot RIP
edparsons.com » Blog Archive » Chris Lightfoot remembered
The Ideal Government Project

An obituary in the Times was also published today


Responses found on 15 March 2007

Druid Street | Chris Lightfoot


Responses found on 14 March 2007

Chris Lightfoot


Responses found on 11 March 2007

Mr Eugenides: Britblog Roundup
poons: Britblog Roundup #108


Responses found on 10 March 2007

As A Dodo: But Not Forgotten: Week Ending 10 March 2007
mySociety » Blog Archive » New mySociety IRC channel (second comment)


Responses found on 9 March 2007

The Virtual Stoa » Blog Archive » But It Stopped Short, Never To Go Again, When The Old Man Died?


Responses found on 8 March 2007

"An area of Internet the size of Ireland" - RIP Chris Lightfoot
Adam Smith Institute Blog
Alasdair - RIP: Chris Lightfoot
as days pass by » Blog Archive » RIP Chris Lightfoot
Bloggerheads (UK) - To: Chris Lightfoot
Blood & Treasure: Chris Lightfoot, RIP
burkesworks.livejournal.com
calm, almost too calm
Chicken Yoghurt » Chris Lightfoot
Chris Lightfoot - 1978-2007 « digitalrightsmanifesto.com
Chris Lightfoot :: NNSeek
Chris Lightfoot | cloudsoup
Chris Lightfoot | Samizdata.net
Chris Lightfoot « The ARCH Blog
Chris Lightfoot, 1978-2007 from Guardian Unlimited: Technology
Chris Lightfoot, Geoff Mulgan and those graphs | The Blair Era
chris lightfoot: Where's the Fire?
claerwen: Oggie
De-Scribed
Disruptive Proactivity: RIP Chris Lightfoot - 1978 - 2007
doctorvee » Chris Lightfoot
Dodgeblogium » Blog Archive » Monday links…
Francis is
Freesteel » Blog Archive » Cambridge interlude
frightened: Raise a glass
Gastronomy Domine: Chris 'Oggie' Lightfoot, 1978-2007
Geiriau - Chris Lightfoot, 1978-2007
Grin with cat attached - The rest of us now have that much more work to do
I am not a goth. -
I used to think that the day would never come - (only available to livejournal friends)
Iain Dale's Diary: Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007
In Memoriam : Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007 : Rest in Peace
Islingword Street: Dreadful news
james_nicoll: Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007
Kaet -
links for 2007-03-06 at Digitalia
LukePDQ: R.I.P. Chris Lightfoot 1978 - 2007
lusercop: RIP Chris Lightfoot (04/08/1978 - 11/02/2007)
Mat Bowles - In memoriam: Chris Lightfoot, the bloggers blogger
Meriblog: Meri Williams’ Weblog » links for 2007-03-05
Never Trust a Hippy: Chris Lightfoot RIP
Nosemonkey / Europhobia » Blog Archive » Chris Lightfoot
ocschwar the unpronounced. - Chris Lightfoot, requiescat in pacem
OpenGeoData » Blog Archive » RIP Chris Lightfoot
Our Word is Our Weapon / links for 2007-03-07
perfect.co.uk / Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007
Post Political Times » Blog Archive » Lightfoot Loss
PsiSpace by Simon Middlemiss Chris Lightfoot, 1978 - 2007 «
Quaequam Blog! » Blog Archive » Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007
Quick links for monday (Waffle)
recursived: Chris Lightfoot, RIP
RIP Chris Lightfoot - Pewari’s Prattle
RIP Chris Lightfoot | Backword: Dave Weeden’s weblog
RJJM's temp blog: Chris Lightfoot - 1978-2007
samsmith: Chris Lightfoot - 1978 - 2007
Scott's Place : Chris Lightfoot, RIP
Spy Blog - SpyBlog.org.uk: Chris Lighfoot - the good die young
srk1: Chris Lightfoot RIP
Tampon Teabag: "Oh Dear" Round-Up
The Devil's Kitchen: Chris Lightfoot is dead
The Devil's Kitchen: Tasteless, lying Spam (last two paragraphs)
the fourth place - RIP Chris Lightfoot, over acheiver
The Partially Fictitious Adventures of Ian - Chris Lightfoot, 1978 - 2007
the shipwright returns.: RIP Chris Lightfoot
The UK Today - There's no justice
The Virtual Stoa » Blog Archive » In Memoriam
The Yorkshire Ranter
Tom Watson MP » Blog Archive » Chris Lightfoot
Tomski: Chris Lightfoot RIP
tygerland.net » RIP Chris Lightfoot 1978 - 2007
Very True Things - Chris Lightfoot, RIP
We’ll miss you Chris » Nestoria Blog
Web Buzz Forum - RIP Chris Lightfoot
What You Can Get Away With » RIP Chris Lightfoot


Helen Wright    March 2007