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IBM SHARE predates both BSD and FSF. Open Source used to common, especially before portable binaries.
by p_l 5y ago
IBM SHARE predates both BSD and FSF. Open Source used to common, especially before portable binaries.
- pjmlp 5y agoIf you mean bytecode as executable format, the Burroughs B5000 from 1961 was one of the first computers to use such concept.
- p_l 5y agoI mean more the issue where the computers were differing wildly enough that binary distribution of software was very limiting, so it made sense to offer source that could be massaged to run on specific setup.