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It doesn't really measure how time it would take to replace. Compared to KDE or Firefox code, GNU code is much more succinct and optimally written. I really do

It doesn't really measure how time it would take to replace. Compared to KDE or Firefox code, GNU code is much more succinct and optimally written. I really doubt that that code could be replaced easily in a single pass.

djmdjm 15y ago
citation needed
- simias 15y ago
  Here you go: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-August/019310.html http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-Augu...
  - tedunangst 15y ago
    So wrong. GNU grep may be fast, but it's also the most bloated grep with the most lines of code. I think that's the opposite of what you're trying to prove.
    - 3am 15y ago
      Optimizations are the hardest part. So those additional LOC are actually the most valuable and difficult to replace. Your utility of those optimizations might be vary from other peoples'... personally, I would hesitate before calling Gnu grep bloated.