
But apparently, he was a very accomplished person. The guy was a genius, in the purest sense of the word. Here is the list of the things he did
- He aided in the creation of RSS. That is right, the RSS feed on this blog was partially created by this man.
- He helped create Reddit, an online community based website that lets users talk about varied topics and share articles.
- He was heavily involved in Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Most of the images used on this blog are licensed under Creative Commons.
- He was a strong supporter of open information and copyright reform.


Those with access to these resources ” students, librarians, scientists”, you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. But you need not--indeed, morally, you cannot--keep this privilege for yourselves. You have a duty to share it with the world. -Aaron Swartz

Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.
Making these articles free to the general public and sharing it with the world, Aaron Swartz was charged with crimes with the maximum prison sentence of 35 years. To put that into perspective, here's a list of crimes that carry a maximum sentence of less than 35 years in the US:
- Manslaughter
- Bank Robbery
- Selling slaves
- Helping Al Quada develop nuclear weapons
- Violence at international airports
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Robbing a bank? Pheh! Sharing information is worse |
All these crimes have a prison sentence less harsh than the one warranted by sharing information and helping the poorer students. As Aaron's family and worldwide critics think, this persecution and felony charges have been a factor in his suicide. This bright and intelligent 26 year old man, who helped make the internet what it is now, was basically pushed into ending his life because they wanted to give him 35 years in prison and a million dollar fine.

But there is something we can, something that’s already being done: we can fight back. This tribute to Aaron Swartz is one among many, with many more to come. Aaron may be dead, but his fight carries on.
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