Gene Kan
CNet just posted a column written by Kan just over a week before he died:
The philosopher George Santayana famously quipped that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” but he said nothing of those who can. We repeatedly prove that even careful students of past mistakes optimistically rush to be first to repeat them.
Yaroslav Faybishenko, who worked with Gene on InfraSearch until it was bought by Sun, remembers Gene on his site, and links to Gene's blog, This Place Sucks.
Rest in peace, Gene.
Sean M. Gallagher 