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I haven't cried when Steve Jobs died even though he was my hero.
But when Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of reddit.com dies at the age of 26 my eyes were filled in tears for this too young bight guy.
I wonder what makes people lose their faith in this world, suicide at the age of 26. Sad world!
He was a founder of DemandProgress.org also he co-authored the first specification of RSS. The next time you subscribe to RSS feed or check your RSS via Google reader. Remember that was one of his contribution to the world or web.
Gone too soon. Way too soon. He could have done more. This is a loss for everyone who uses internet.
I use RSS feeds every day. Thanks Aaron Schwartz. RIP.
Aaron Swartz Legal Defense Fund
Aaron Swartz is facing up to 35 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million because the Barack Obama justice department has decided to persecute him. I deliberately did not say prosecute. Persecution is a better description of the vendetta being carried out against him.
Swartz downloaded scientific journals from the subscription service Journal Storage, Jstor, without paying for them. He didn’t distribute the articles to anyone else, and he returned the content to Jstor, which has no interest in prosecuting Swartz.
At first glance it seems illogical that the feds would go to such lengths to punish Swartz, but the quote from Glenn Greenwald explains it all. The system wants to punish, to thoroughly crush anyone who threatens their prerogatives. The Greenwald article gives examples of how governments in Egypt or the UK or the managers of the BART transit system have used technology to disrupt dissent.
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