Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feed format RSS and the Markdown publishing format, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit, in which he became a partner after its merger with his company, Infogami. He committed suicide while under federal indictment for data-theft, a prosecution that was characterized by his family as being "the product of a criminal-justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach".
Aaron did so much is his short life as a geek and internet activist. He could have cashed out on his creations at any point & become part of the elite but he choose to work for higher ideals of open information & education until he was silenced by bureaucrats. Never forget, RIP Aaron we miss you.
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