- From: Ronald Reck <rreck@rrecktek.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:09:16 -0500 (EST)
- To: "David Booth" <david@dbooth.org>
- CC: "SW-forum Web" <semantic-web@w3.org>, "TAG List" <www-tag@w3.org>
+1 On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:46:08 -0500, David Booth <david@dbooth.org> wrote: > 10 years ago today the world lost Aaron Swartz at age 26. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz > > In a disgusting example of "prosecutor as bully", Aaron was threatened > with 35+ years of prison -- hounded to his death -- for downloading > academic journal articles. Yes, academic journal articles. Yes, 35+ > years of prison. > > We miss you Aaron. The world misses you. > > David Booth > > > On Sat, 2013-01-12 at 12:06 -0500, Tim Berners-Lee wrote: > >> Aaron is dead. > >> > >> Wanderers in this crazy world, > >> we have lost a mentor, a wise elder. > >> > >> Hackers for right, we are one down, > >> we have lost one of our own. > >> > >> Nurtures, careers, listeners, feeders, > >> parents all, > >> we have lost a child. > >> > >> Let us all weep. > >> > >> > >> timbl > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Ronald P. Reck http://www.rrecktek.com - http://www.ronaldreck.com
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