Dave Täht, a guy who helped fight the FCC's excess regulation that has led to the death of freedom friendly wifi devices has sadly passed away. He may be best known for his work on bufferbloat, but to me he's one of the few freedom fighters that remained in the world. He recognized the danger of the FCC's rules on wifi routers (and really just wifi) and it's implementation by manufacturers. We lost the fight, but it’s people like him, Eric Schultz, and others who led an important if not short lived fight for freedom in the tech sphere. To that end his name, commitments, and efforts will be remembered.
Eric Raymond, John Carmack Mourn Death of 'Bufferbloat' Fighter Dave Taht - Slashdot
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