I never knew him personally, but I definitely felt the loss.
I happened upon the Internet in the late 80s, a wide-eyed college freshman, and the early RFCs taught me a lot about systems design and protocol design.
More than that, they taught me to see the Internet as an endlessly collaborative process. There was no central king-like authority. We were all in it together, figuring it out as we went. We still are.
For that, I owe Jon Postel a debt of gratitude. I always will.
I happened upon the Internet in the late 80s, a wide-eyed college freshman, and the early RFCs taught me a lot about systems design and protocol design.
More than that, they taught me to see the Internet as an endlessly collaborative process. There was no central king-like authority. We were all in it together, figuring it out as we went. We still are.
For that, I owe Jon Postel a debt of gratitude. I always will.