#aaronswartz

There's an event today in San Francisco to celebrate #AaronSwartz on what would have been his 40th birthday. https://luma.com/xv5vrxzk?tk=hUAY04 I was asked to give some remarks. But I couldn't make it to the physical event and there won't be a virtual version. So I wrote out my remarks for one of the organizers to read aloud for me. I was told to talk about Aaron, mention at least one concrete thing people could do to advance #OpenAccess, *and* stay within 30-60 seconds. But I went long, with the organizers' permission. I appreciate their flexibility. Here are my remarks. https://itty.bitty.site/Remarks-on-Aaron-Swartz/d/Peter-Suber%27s-remarks-on-Aaron-Swartz%2C-on-what-would-have-been-Aaron%27s-40th-birthday%2C-November-8%2C-2026./#/?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 🧵

tomorrow, 8 November, Aaron Swartz should be tuning 40 years old #aaronswartz

I’ve just brought back an old project I created in memory of Aaron Swartz: his Open Access Manifesto, available in 25 languages thanks to contributions from people around the world. https://openaccess.eza.link Feel free to send corrections or contribute missing languages. I wish Aaron were still here to stand with us through the challenges ahead. Maybe it’s time for a new manifesto, this time with a message for the Big Tech gurus. #AaronSwartz #OpenAccess #BigTech

1/ AARON SWARTZ (1986–2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist. A co-founder of Reddit, a co-creator of the RSS web feed format, and a primary architect of Creative Commons, Swartz possessed a rare technical genius matched by an unwavering moral compass. He is rightly credited as a martyr and a prodigy, especially in our community, and much of his work focused on civic awareness and progressive activism. #AaronSwartz

2/ He was inducted posthumously into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2013. On January 6, 2011, Swartz was arrested by MIT police after connecting a computer to the university's network in an unlocked closet and setting it to download a large number of academic journal articles from JSTOR. He was charged with two counts of wire fraud and eleven violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, carrying a cumulative maximum penalty of $1 million in fines, 35 years in prison, #AaronSwartz

Sono di nuovo arrabbiato per il fatto che un co-creatore di RSS sia stato perseguito per qualcosa che Meta sta facendo con poche conseguenze - Il post di @curiousquail@mastodon.art "È una vera e propria condanna della nostra società nel suo complesso il fatto che #AaronSwartz sia stato di fatto assassinato dal nostro sistema giudiziario per aver scaricato "illegalmente" materiale protetto da copyright; ma Facebook ha scaricato illegalmente 80 terabyte di libri per addestrare i propri modelli di intelligenza artificiale praticamente senza conseguenze" @pirati

No sé cómo han podido pasar 12 años de este documental sobre Aaron Swartz y no haberlo visto. Con lo que se cuenta podría dar un curso completo de la importancia de los valores en el software y, en general, en toda la tecnología. Si no diseñamos y utilizamos la tecnología para crear un mundo mejor, no merece la pena hacerlo. https://youtu.be/3Q6Fzbgs_Lg #AaronSwartz #technology #Values

@daringfireball@mastodon.social Remember Aaron Swartz. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/01/12/aaronsw #aaronSwartz