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A comment on Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by taeric on Saturday April 03, 2021 @11:17PM (#26686624)
Fair... I am not sure that changes the idea, though. TeX, as an example, stands as a jewel. Even if it has things we could and probably do criticize today, it has proven ridiculous value.
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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by renewiltord on Saturday April 03, 2021 @11:37PM (#26686713)
Right, right. Not arguing with article premise, just mentioning that a useful effect of useful open source software is that this stuff generally remains true.

And I'm not a zealot or anything. I just like this aspect.

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