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Lead Developer of Yum Killed In Hit-and-run
An anonymous reader writes "Seth Vidal, a lead developer of Yum, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding his bicycle in Durham, NC last night."
The Fedora Project posted a statement. Quoting: "Seth was a lead developer of yum and the update repository system, and a contributor to the CentOS project as well as the original Fedora Extras system. He worked tirelessly on the infrastructure for the Fedora Project to make all systems work well and consistently for our contributors around the world. He was a gifted speaker, a brilliant thinker, a clever wit, a humble and genuinely funny person, and a good friend. The Fedora community owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Seth's dedication to Fedora and other free software projects, his commitment to community values, and his passion for excellence in his work. To say he will be missed is an understatement."
Update: 07/10 00:24 GMT by U L : Local news reports that the driver turned himself in.
While it is sad this guy died, his death could have been prevented by not
riding a bicycle on a road which was shared by cars and trucks.
The risk in North Carolina is simply too high. I have ridden thousands
of miles when I lived in other states in the US, but the severe lack of
competence on the part of North Carolina drivers means that my road
bike will gather dust until I leave North Carolina.
You can preach all you want about how a motorist was in the wrong, and
you will very probably be correct in North Carolina in the case of a bicycle
being hit by a motorized vehicle. But being in the right doesn't bring back
the dead. And that IS the bottom line, for those of us who choose risks
carefully.