Home News Aaron Swartz, co-developer of RSS, commits suicide By January 12, 2013 Aaron Swartz, an Internet savant who at a young age shaped the online era by co-developing RSS and Reddit and later became a digital activist, has committed suicide, a relative told CNN Saturday. He was 26 years old. Complete Story Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Previous article13 Things People Hate about Your Open Source Docs Next articleTop 8 Internet Forum Software Get the Free Newsletter! Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis Email Address By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Subscribe Must Read Blog Master VLC with These 10+ Expert Tips and Tricks News Xubuntu 24.04 LTS: Best New Features News Slimbook Fedora 2 Is a New Linux Laptop Powered by Fedora 40 News EndeavourOS Gemini Lands with the KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Developer 5 Must-Try AI Tools for Linux Users in 2024