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Debian Developer Wins Gold in Paralympics

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 13, 2002 @05:34AM from the apt-get-upgrade-award dept.

robstah writes: "Bart Bunting, a Debian developer has won two gold medals in the 2002 Paralympics games. This story at Debian Planet has more information. I think we should commend Bart for his excellent achievement and wish him luck for the future."

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Stamp Collecting by ChrisGuest · 2002-03-13 12:20 · Score: 2, Interesting

I was surprised to read that Bart collects stamps. The idea of a blind stamp collector is somewhat counter-intuitive. I'd be interested in knowing more, particularly about what kind of visual aids he uses and what role linux plays in the blind-geek culture.