Aaron's army

This speech, in honor of Aaron Swartz, pretty much sums up why I work on the web. This is why it's worthwhile.

He was part of an army of citizens that rejects kings and generals and believes in rough consensus and running code.

[...] Aaron Swartz was not a criminal, he was a citizen, and he was a brave soldier in a war which continues today, a war in which corrupt and venal profiteers try to steal and hoard and starve our public domain for their own private gain.

Read the full text of the speech over here. It was given as part of a memorial for Aaron Swartz at the Internet Archive tonight.