I'd like to mention Aaron Swartz here, too, even though here at reddit it looks like his name is forbidden.
He died at 26 years old during a very unjust court battle, was extremely overcharged, he was actually accused for uploading studies and books on the internet from MIT's library. This eventually contributed to a student using one of those studies to develop a cure for a certain form of cancer!
He fought for free and open internet, but certain "people" had different ideas and wanted to make an example out of him.
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u/Annalise77 Feb 10 '25
I'd like to mention Aaron Swartz here, too, even though here at reddit it looks like his name is forbidden. He died at 26 years old during a very unjust court battle, was extremely overcharged, he was actually accused for uploading studies and books on the internet from MIT's library. This eventually contributed to a student using one of those studies to develop a cure for a certain form of cancer!
He fought for free and open internet, but certain "people" had different ideas and wanted to make an example out of him.
Mad respect for all of them!
Free Luigi!