I’ve just heard that Rob Levin (aka lilo), the man behind the Freenode IRC network, died today after being hit by a car on 12th September.
I met Rob through Reuben (who worked for Rob as part of Freenode, and for me as part of the Gentoo UK conferences). Somehow he seemed to make time for everyone. Rob was always a great supporter of Gentoo, and sometimes he’d message folks and ask how things were going. Rob always gave me great advice about how to get the best from Reuben, and without that we probably wouldn’t have had the 2004 and 2005 Gentoo UK conferences.
Freenode has been our home for many years now, even moreso than the Gentoo mailing lists. Many Gentoo projects - including all the ones I’m involved in - do the vast majority of their collaboration through Freenode. Most of the folks I’ve recruited for Gentoo have come through meeting them on Freenode. Through the PDPC, Rob’s work has made a difference for us, and ultimately for all the folks who enjoy running Gentoo on their boxes.
R.I.P. Rob.
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September 16th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
/join #heaven
we’ll miss you
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