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Obituary: Anthony Rumble - Linux pioneer and enthusiast

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ZDNet UK; By Con Zymaris
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Anthony Rumble, one of Australia's long-time supporters of Linux and free software, died on the weekend. The announcement, made on the Sydney Linux Users Group mailing list, indicated that the death was sudden, caused by a regular household accident.

Anthony exemplified everything which you imagine a Linux enthusiast to be; energetic, smart, passionate. A true geek-at-heart who was more than capable of building his own PC from parts, running a complex network of servers or coding in a range of programming languages. He was also a businessman, starting one of Australia's first major Linux ventures and even a Linux-oriented retail store in Sydney.

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