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The genius of Stallman

3 points| kraemate | 15 years ago |cse.iitb.ac.in

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[+] fluidcruft|15 years ago|reply
I can't tell if this is meant as sarcasm. I mean code lasting 23+ years untouched could also mean that nobody's been able to understand it. There's a reason GCC has a reputation of people approached the task of improving it by starting from scratch. Then there's surprise that something written in the 80's is "surprisingly advanced" as if the theory of compiler design has made any real improvements since the 70's.
[+] Stork|15 years ago|reply
It must be sarcasm.