Rob Levin was a great guy, and intentionally lived under relatively poor living conditions because he was dedicated to what he did. Part of Rob’s work/passion invoved running the Freenode IRC Network, where he was known as “lilo.” Freenode is important because it’s where you can find nearly all of the IRC channels for open-source projects and technologies. I’ve had some great chats with Rob but we never met in person. Sadly Rob passed away at age 50 due to injuries from a hit-and-run on September 12th. He will be missed.