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The owner of the Symbolics IP is an unbelievable idiot for not making sure the modern emulator is distributed far and wide, with source, so people can experimen
by eschaton 5y ago
The owner of the Symbolics IP is an unbelievable idiot for not making sure the modern emulator is distributed far and wide, with source, so people can experiment with and enhance it. That’s the only value it holds today but they seem determined to squander it by not putting it out.
- smackeyacky 5y agoThat would let too many people into the Lisp priesthood, can't have that kind of shenanigans going on.
- lispm 5y agoI'm out
- eschaton 5y agoWhy’s that? You support keeping everything related to Symbolics locked up and hidden from the public? It’s 30 years old, it has no actual value besides research.
- p_l 5y agoThere are people who work on preserving and making sure it can become available one day. They will also give you that answer, for various reasons.