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by MortyWaves 494 days ago
Is this really the type of discourse on HN now?
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I don't have time to get into it every time that guy's name comes up.

Basically he's best known for:

* Jargon file

* Parading himself around as "Mr open source" in the late 90s

* Working on what by all accounts was a not very good mail client a long time ago

That's the "good" side that's supposed to give him credibility as an expert, and it's not very much. The negative stuff is pretty bad.

The Art of Unix Programming
Already a has-been at that point.