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Felix "fx" Lindner has died
114 points by is_taken 5 hours ago | 29 comments
  • _pdp_
    What sad news.

    I met FX many years ago during a Black Hat event. At the time, I was working on a class of vulnerabilities related to zip archives. Not only did he know exactly what I was on to, but he was able to articulate the actual issue and explain what was happening behind the scenes and why my exploit was working.

    A true legend.

  • nbk_2000
    It's been a long time, but I've always cherished our late night conversations at the Alexis Park. Truly a great hacker. RIP my friend
  • sllabres
    I'm really sad, even if I never met him personally and only knew him from his talks, his software and of course his blog.

    I had hoped that after his illness he would be granted some time for personal life and recovery — which makes this news all the more shocking.

  • pigeons
    His excitement and deep interest in things from cisco to web security to life was inspiring.
  • a2800276
    Very sad news to hear. People of his caliber are sorely needed in the community. My condolences to everyone close to fefe.
    • pentamassiv
      Fefe is a different person
      • a2800276
        Yes, I mistyped, Freudian slip. And I can't edit or delete anymore. I'm terribly sorry.
      • KellyCriterion
        Came here to ask the same question / conclusion.

        It was thin to find out the differences between the two.

        Though, FeFe also suffered some health issues lately, IIRC?

  • kriro
    Loved his CISCO talks. RIP.
  • BoredPositron
    World got a little darker today. Rip my friend.
    • alexcos
      Reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean quote: "The world used to be a bigger place." "The world's still the same. There's just... less in it."
  • kan0r
    Sad news.
  • GabrielTFS
    Sad news. I wonder if his projects (e.g. dietlibc) will continue development or not...
    • NoiseBert69
      fefe = Felix von Leitner

      fx = Felix Lindner

      Please don't mix up the names and nicknames.

      Both are highly renowned security experts.

    • nwellnhof
      The dietlibc author is a different person but with a very similar name.
    • Deeg9rie9usi
      FX != fefe
  • c0l0
    A true hero and legend. RIP.
  • hcbdbdrb
    While he was a dividing personality with strong opinions, he had his heart in the right place

    RIP

    • TonyTrapp
      Dividing? Are you sure you are not thinking of fefe, who has a somewhat similar real name?
  • cc-d
    I never really knew felix, but mob says he was a pretty cool guy, and we miss him already.

    Thank you felix for everything you did for mob :)

  • ephou7
    He was a good hacker but also a HUGE, arrogant jerk who treated a lot of people quite badly.
    • cc-d
      What do you mean by this?

      Are you sure it was him? And not an external, perhaps undocumented and extremely illegal, system affecting his actions and behaviour?