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Comment by pocksuppet

2 months ago

Hackers were moving fast and breaking things first. Faster than any corporation in fact. We didn't notice because their computers weren't powering anything useful. How do you think projects like GNU happened?

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fc417fc802  1 month ago

Ah yes, GNU. Well known for prioritizing speed and pragmatism over perfection. That's why Hurd ended up winning out over Linux. /s

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