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.

Comments

Hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

APT developers should be hauled in as main suspects. Anyone connected with the Debian project is suspicious.

Re:Probably a prank gone wrong.

[CalRobert]

Yeah, Americans are assholes. I spent two years commuting by bicycle in Los Angeles and I hated, humanity and wished them all a horrible, slow death. Since leaving that country my outlook has improved immensely.

Re:When you ride at night,

[Anonymous Coward]

He was a black guy with a suspended licence.

Citation, you racist ignorant fuck? (note, recind that last part if you actually *supply* a legitimate citation)

Re:additional advice:

[circletimessquare]

still wondering why you fail to note that the reason Seth Vidal is dead is because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him

the points you are listing above all involve objects moving at high rates of speed, as if this isn't the status quo with cars/ trucks on your average road already

i would rather deal with a fast moving object i can SEE than one i cannot see

i shall continue to insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation of life and limb

and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well