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0 pointsemodendroket2y ago0 comments

> If there’s a software equivalent of a Cathedral then I still haven’t found it.

Probably like, some parts of Windows or Linux, or GNU tools, or some thing like that that, while still being updated, also has ancient components hanging around.

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throwaway20372y ago

Good point about GNU coreutils: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/

Also: That includes the man pages. They should be around in 50 years.

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0 pointsemodendroket2y ago0 comments

> If there’s a software equivalent of a Cathedral then I still haven’t found it.

Probably like, some parts of Windows or Linux, or GNU tools, or some thing like that that, while still being updated, also has ancient components hanging around.

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throwaway20372y ago

Good point about GNU coreutils: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/

Also: That includes the man pages. They should be around in 50 years.

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