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Friend who is not a software person sent me this tweet, which amused me as it did them. They asked if "runk" was real, which I assume not.

But what are some good examples of real ones like this? xz became famous for the hack of course, so i then read a bit about how important this compression algorithm is/was.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Eh, bagder is more than "just some guy" to a lot of people! To me he's kinda been my tech idol for 20 years lol, he also was a core part of building Rockbox (open source firmware for MP3 players) which was the first open source project I got seriously involved in as a kid ☺️

[–] Cethin 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"Just some guy" doesn't mean they aren't amazing. I would argue the opposite. It just means they didn't use their abilities to become rich and famous like some other assholes. They're almost certainly more capable than them, not less.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think that would be a great situation to be in.

You have created a cool thing a lot of people use, by being good at something. You've done something.

Also, people have no idea who you are. Nobody is digging through your trash, harassing the people you love, taking pictures of you wherever you go including on your bad hair days, etc. You're just some guy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Fair point! I think that's part of why I admire him, humble greatness

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I second Rockbox here, it's fucking great.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Holy shit, I remember Rockbox... Big time nostalgia on that one!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Holy shit Rockbox was amazing. I might still be subscribed to the mailing list. I used that on a few different MP3 players as a kid. I had no idea. Fuck I am old.

Edit: For a list of what he has worked on - https://daniel.haxx.se/opensource.html