People I Honor:  Jon Postel
I love Jon Postel because of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle">his Robustness Principle</a> and how it can be applied far and wide from the confines of computer science.  All great truth finds wide application!
<p>Also he had a flowing beard and wore sandals and was the ultimate editor of technology.  Yes, I am weird and read RFCs for fun.  Jon's RFCs were the best - pure poetry!
<p>The Internet works because Jon Postel wouldn't let it do anything less.  He was a model for the benevolent dictator and knew what a good God should be about!
<p><a href="http://www.postel.org/postel.html">Postel Center: About Jon Postel</a>