Jonathan David Portnoy, 29, of Wilton, died August 10, 2016. Computer wizard, vaping expert, faithful friend, and original thinker, he was known for his wit and intellect. He was widely read, had eclectic interests, and willingly shared his knowledge.
His fascination with computers began at an early age. Totally self-taught, he became a prominent member of several online communities, including IRC White Tower and Gentoo Linux. At 15, Jon was named head of Gentoo Developers Relations. He excelled at software programming, which he pursued on both a freelance and volunteer basis.
Jon also recently became an e-cigarette aficionado and enjoyed creating a wide variety of unique flavors. He loved kayaking, propagating plants from cuttings, debating politics, and listening to music, especially at an electronic dance music festival.
Jon will be deeply missed by his parents, William and Diane Portnoy, his brother Joshua, and his friends – locally and online around the world – as well as his vape customers.
even if he didn't like things I like, and liked things that I don't like (perl, vaping, edm festivals) it's still sad to see someone who spent a large portion of their time working for charity, and on a project I've personally benefitted from, die prematurely like this
first harambe, now this?
Jackson Brooks
>Gentoo >Made by 15yo vaping expert And people think why Loonix distros aren't thought of as serious operating systems.
Charles Bell
cause of death?
Mason Allen
Hasn't been reported so he probably killed himself. Not reported on the Gentoo site or on this obituary site.
Kayden Myers
accidental removal of life-critical USE flags
Brody Powell
kek
Nathaniel Gray
>Jon will be deeply missed by his parents, William and Diane Portnoy, his brother Joshua, and his friends – locally and online around the world – as well as his vape customers.
No GF or wife I see.
Oliver Cooper
riparino pepperoni
Adrian Martin
Why did he die so young? Is this a GNU/Linux developer conspiracy after the passing of Ian Murdock? What about the grooveshark founder a year prior? Where are all these young tech founders going and why is no one posting their death cause?
David Brooks
I think we should keep watch to the near future to see if Gentoo finally adopts systemd...
Nathan Barnes
so many references to vaping jesus christ. Did he die from some sort of vaping accident?
Kayden Hernandez
Are you implying RedHat killed this Gentoo developer?
Alexander Brooks
RIP. As a Sup Forumsentooman who has installed gentoo, I pay my respects.
i never knew the guy, but he might have lol'd at this
Eli Morris
yes. Or NSA
Dylan Brooks
>Jonathan David Portnoy, No complaints?
Connor Nguyen
Or CIA niggers.
Owen Ward
the NSA doesn't kill people, they just solve maths problems. You're thinking of ISIL
Aiden Edwards
Agree, sounds weird (not just the vaping part)
Josiah Bailey
As far as you know.
Bentley Walker
let's not politicize the death of an open source software developer
Tyler Miller
could you give a reason?
Brody Price
That's a cucks way of thinking.
Think about it. If there was in fact nothing at all and it was natural death, then we press F and move on.
However, if there was in fact dirty/foul play involved, do you not think that it's the right thing to do to expose the guilty and give justice to the name of the deceased?
Why do you think coroners and medical examiners exist instead of every death being just ruled out as "natural"?
Cameron Foster
and nothing of value was lost
Ryder Martinez
because, satan, the inability to prove a negative is the cucks way out, allowing them to perpetuate conspiracy theories: pretending the 1% likely scenario is the 70% likely scenario, and then saying that all evidence that says the conspiracy is false is actually part of the conspiracy
Jackson Parker
someone pls make terry x justfuckmyshitupguy pic
Kevin Cox
Daily reminder that vaping kills
Liam Hernandez
he contributed more to the world than you could ever hope to
Wyatt Garcia
He contributed to a meme operating system.
Wyatt Barnes
Nah, I don't vape, so I've already contributed more to the world than he ever will.
James Perry
and what is a meme, if not something that has affected many people
Luis Green
Nice way to put words in my mouth. Plus you made those numbers up.
I never said to disregard all other evidence in lieu of a small contrary minority, nor did I even imply it.
I am merely suggesting that if something is suspicious then it should be explored and then interpretations and decisions made after, and said decisions and interpretations be left to the individual (though consensus would be nice).
Jace Perez
I bet it was an NSA Nigger. Install liquid tobacco
Charles Parker
I could go out and start throwing my bottled piss on people and it would affect them. Does my life have worth now?
Ethan Moore
Gentoo is meritocratic by nature. He may have been a vaping douche, but he was a vaping douche who could do something
Isaiah Moore
which still had a positive effect on many peoples' lives
Josiah Baker
you're doing exactly what i said
Grayson Carter
You can use systemdicks on gentoo, however when you use alternatives, you don't
Brayden Torres
Thank you, Jonathan!
Those same people who "think" that didn't do jack shit for any Linux community or anything like it, right?
Fuck the people who think you need to be such a "respectable" person like them.
Lucas Fisher
wtf? By suggesting that suspicious things should be investigated, I'm "perpetuating conspiracy theories"? Are you dense?
Oh wait, I guess you must be one of those academic intellectuals I've heard about.
>there is no reason to look into anything suspicious >seriously, don't look over there >nothing to see! Honest!
Yeah ok Chaim.
Liam Sullivan
Gentoo has been one of the very first distros to support running systemd. It's just optional, like pretty much everything else that can be optional.
Aaron James
of course you should investigate suspicious things, but you should follow the evidence, not your feelings about the evidence.
Sebastian Davis
Not the same dude, but the point is there's nothing actually suspicious going on here.
Michael Jackson
And I agree with that. So I don't understand what we're arguing about.
I just believe that if something happens, these questions should always be asked:
Why did it happen? When did it happen? How did it happen?
You can't always just pass things off as non-suspicious even if it may appear totally innocuous on the outside.
Like I said earlier, you look into something and if there's nothing else to find you move on. Otherwise you continue looking.
Brayden Stewart
>Gentoo >Perl >Mouth Fedora "aficionado"
I'd fucking kill myself too.
Robert Russell
Sounds like you should consider it anyway!
It could, yeah. Right now, you are just arguing on a pointless chinese typewritter bbs instead of doing anything constructive. Oh, also the part where you are just talking shit about dead people. I'd take the piss-flinger over an entitled little shit like yourself.
Unlike him, you're still wasting resources and space, so he probably has you beat now.
Neither did basically any religious figure, or people like Newton who contributed a great deal.
>le internet hate machine meme xDDDDD so funny guise I almost feel outta my chair cuz I can't stop laff kys
Colton Reyes
>wasting resources and space I'm not a jobless NEET though.
Julian Wright
You probably are though.
And even if you aren't, your mcjob is likely hardly a contribution
Hudson Martin
>"eclectic" (head case) >vape (autist) >"plant cuttings" (weed) >EDM (pills) >more than likely off'ed himself There you go, an actual legitimate degenerate as head of Gentoo.
I'm sure his parents aren't happy that he's dead, but I'm certain they're relieved that he's gone.
Cameron Green
Install Gentoo. ;_;
Josiah Brooks
dont ask to many question or look too closely, you might find out that there really are monsters under your bed, and then where will you sleep at night
Owen Morgan
>vaping expert How do i become an expert at smoking chemical water?
Jace Barnes
>I'm sure his parents aren't happy that he's dead, but I'm certain they're relieved that he's gone.
Juan Johnson
I bet his cause of death is too much vaping.
Andrew Parker
>Best OS if you know your shit >Best high-level language if you know your shit But yeah, Mouth Fedora
Lincoln Lopez
Removal of a person from the equation is a math problem.
Thomas Carter
>the right thing >give justice Every death is "natural". You sure are sounding righteous, Satan.
Jace Rogers
more like erotic asphyxiation
Sebastian Richardson
You forgot
> politics (Gaymergater/MRA)
Adrian Parker
Really sad news. My thoughts go out to his family and friends
Eli Hill
>start throwing my bottled piss on people It's 2016 and you're still peeing in bottles? How fucking old are you? Stop this shit it's embarrassing.
You really need to invest in a canning system for your piss. The metal cans protect the piss from light damage. UV light destroys flavor and aroma molecules. And don't be a philistine and say "no one can tell the difference it's just piss". Trust me, the people you throw it on know. They know
Hudson Wright
>vaping expert
Xavier Harris
but i thought arcades were senpai
Kayden Mitchell
So is this shit meme finally dead?
Carter Brooks
*were dying
Joseph Collins
RIP in peace man. All you gentoo users, pour a little out your piss bottles to honor this man.
Jacob Price
lennart poettering hired the redhat hitsquad to push the systemd malware onto our glorious gentoo
Justin Jenkins
> vaping expert
FUG :-DDDDDDDDDDD
Brayden Ward
>Wasted his whole life on shitty operating system which nobody even uses
Jayden Rodriguez
>dead at 29 he killed himself didn't he
Nicholas Nelson
he could have been a rogue african
Adam Perry
Anyone would kill himself if all he does is installing gentoo.
Samuel Long
I just spent two fucking 9hr days at work installing Gentoo and I kek'd at this
Tyler Ward
The internet AI God assimilates them. It helped them transcend their biological form.
Christopher Cook
>yeah I vape
Chase Myers
What did he die of?
Hudson Wilson
kernel update
William Moore
Freak vaping accident
Eli Powell
When will the kill-commands finally be removed to stop the triggering?
Anthony Flores
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Levi Cook
>Jonathan David Portnoy, 29, of Wilton, died August 10, 2016. Computer wizard, vaping expert, faithful friend, and original thinker, he was known for his wit and intellect.
>ou might find out that there really are monsters under your bed, read that sounds familiar trying to thing what show its from keep re-reading it saying maybe there really are monsters under your bed in my head over and over coffee pot hisses one of those real deep slow long hisses it does when its out of water spoopy
Jackson Thomas
I hope he finally found his peace.
A reminder to everyone not to let our interests consume us as our peers separate from us we will find ourselves alone.
Adam Mitchell
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Aiden Cooper
Nobody knows cause of death? I'm seeing some hints towards suicide.
