[samatman]

Monty Python is specifically mentioned in the Jargon File:

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker-humor.html

And I'm fairly certain this predates esr's tenure (I used to own a copy of The Great Quux's hardcover).

We're just going to have to agree to disagree here.

[pushpop]

> Monty Python is specifically mentioned in the Jargon File:

That just reinforces that things were named after Monty Python rather than Monty Python creating the tech!

> We're just going to have to agree to disagree here.

You haven’t actually disagreed with my point though.