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This was the tweet that shuddered me to my core almost 8 years ago.
This was Aaron Swartz - a computer programming extraordinaire, if there ever was one.
Today is his birthday. He would have been 34 years.
He hung himself, awaiting trial. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/290116831916732418
This was Aaron Swartz - a computer programming extraordinaire, if there ever was one.
Today is his birthday. He would have been 34 years.
He hung himself, awaiting trial. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/290116831916732418
Read this - this is what the young mind stood for.
The above is a line from his extremely popular
Guerilla Open Access Manifesto.
You can read it here https://openipub.com/?pub=GuerrillaOpenAccessManifesto.html
It's a short read. And talks about how information, especially in academics, is locked up.
Guerilla Open Access Manifesto.
You can read it here https://openipub.com/?pub=GuerrillaOpenAccessManifesto.html
It's a short read. And talks about how information, especially in academics, is locked up.
Have you ever used an RSS Feed? Used a free software using a @creativecommons license? Markdown? He either wrote most of the underpinnings or was heavily involved in the development.
Ever been on Reddit? The legendary @paulg from Ycombinator named Aaron as a Cofounder.
Ever been on Reddit? The legendary @paulg from Ycombinator named Aaron as a Cofounder.
This quote by him changed me as a person a decade ago.
All he wanted was freedom open access academia!
If his memory is to be preserved, the hierarchical gate keeping of academia has to be abolished.
This thread is a tribute to the greatness of this man.
If his memory is to be preserved, the hierarchical gate keeping of academia has to be abolished.
This thread is a tribute to the greatness of this man.
