Update: see also this note from Fedora project leader Robyn Bergeron. "To say he will be missed is an understatement. He has been a colleague, a team member, a source of wisdom and advice, and above all, a friend and inspiration to countless people in the Fedora community over the past decade. His seminal and invaluable work in Fedora and free software will live on for years to come, and the legacy of his spirit will stay with the community, and with many of us individually, forever."
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 18:24 UTC (Tue) by mcpierce (guest, #69508) [Link]
"What's the BZ #?"
I started doing the same soon after, realizing that simple complaints aren't enough. See a problem, fix the problem, help everyone.
You will be missed, Seth. A lot.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 18:28 UTC (Tue) by spot (guest, #15640) [Link]
There are a million more words to say, but the wound is still too fresh.
My heart is aching. He is already missed.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 18:40 UTC (Tue) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 18:58 UTC (Tue) by stickster (guest, #40146) [Link]
I wasn't as close to Seth as some people I know, although we've had many great conversations, dinners, etc. over the years. I know he knew I thought well of him, and I'm happy that the last time I saw him in person, he was jolly and convivial as always; that we traded jokes, laughed, and enjoyed each other's company. Not many people (relatively speaking) had that privilege, and I count myself lucky.
My heart goes out to his family and I hope they will realize how much he was respected by those who knew of him, and loved by those who knew him.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 19:32 UTC (Tue) by martin.langhoff (subscriber, #61417) [Link]
My warmest regards to those close to him.
And be darn careful around cyclists.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 16:59 UTC (Wed) by ufa (subscriber, #56005) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 17:17 UTC (Wed) by Trelane (subscriber, #56877) [Link]
"[Drivers,] be darn careful around cyclists."
Were cyclists the intended audience, there would have ben a comma preceding the word "cyclists." and with that formulation, the sentence would have been almost illegible. (Almost.)
It makes much more sense with drivers being the intended audience.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 17:27 UTC (Wed) by ufa (subscriber, #56005) [Link]
' "[Drivers,] be darn careful around cyclists.' "
Well, I hope so. Nevertheless, as a cyclist, I never stop hearing this directed to me, as if I am the one who needs to take care.
I know that who did that (telling me to take care) only wants good, but we need to alert and point where the real danger is.
Keep riding ;)
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 19:59 UTC (Tue) by lkundrak (subscriber, #43452) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 20:13 UTC (Tue) by leif81 (guest, #75132) [Link]
https://twitter.com/skvidal/status/353513598192058371
RIP Seth, I only knew you from Planet Fedora RSS.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 20:30 UTC (Tue) by hadess (subscriber, #24252) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 20:36 UTC (Tue) by jdieter (subscriber, #42216) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 22:43 UTC (Tue) by luya (subscriber, #50741) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 23:03 UTC (Tue) by duffy (guest, #31787) [Link]
We had many long and productive conversations. Sometimes he'd see I was going through a rough time (usually in a mailing list flamewar :) sometimes on tech topics, sometimes on social justice issues which he was passionate about) and he'd private message me on irc to let me know (if I wasn't, I sometimes am!) crazy and give a rational and well thought-out analysis of the problem. This on occasion spanned hours. It always made me feel better and energized me to keep carrying on when I had been ready to give up.
He was a brilliant guy and a really thoughtful and good human being from the core. The planet is worse off without him.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 9, 2013 23:40 UTC (Tue) by PaulWay (subscriber, #45600) [Link]
Paul
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 2:34 UTC (Wed) by halfline (subscriber, #31920) [Link]
Once I mentioned to him offhand that I needed a way to build a bunch of rpms in order, and on the spot he started writing a solution for me. Within an hour he had something that met my needs and over the next few days extended it to meet the requests of other people, too. The script ultimately turned into a full fledged project (called mockchain), complete with documentation.
He cared about Fedora a great deal and was involved with it almost since the project started.
He had strong, valuable opinions on a wide breadth of technical issues and he brought perspective to arguments. He made sure that the system administrator view point was always considered in discussions. We weren't always on the same side of every argument, but when we disagreed, he never took things personally. He always tried to be objective and well reasoned.
In life, he cared a great deal about the rights of the disenfranchised. He championed for gay rights, people with disabilities, and other things. he was a vegetarian and a humanitarian.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 3:34 UTC (Wed) by russelljohn (subscriber, #57603) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 5:27 UTC (Wed) by dakas (guest, #88146) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 9:19 UTC (Wed) by mpr22 (guest, #60784) [Link]
That's what makes it punishment, rather than coerced restitution.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 3:54 UTC (Wed) by motk (subscriber, #51120) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 3:58 UTC (Wed) by amit (subscriber, #1274) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 13:07 UTC (Wed) by Sparks (guest, #91784) [Link]
Seth was... well, Seth. He was kind, he listened, he was constructive in his criticisms, and he was always smiling. I enjoyed talking with Seth.
The Earth lost someone special and it saddens me greatly.
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 13:47 UTC (Wed) by sumanah (guest, #59891) [Link]
Seth Vidal RIP
Posted Jul 10, 2013 17:00 UTC (Wed) by jdulaney (subscriber, #83672) [Link]
Every Tuesday night the Fedora Ambassadors North America have a meeting. This is the log from last night:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2013-07-1...
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