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Sure you can. In fact, I preemptively responded to that argument in my post. >>If you want to trivially argue that the text editor and compiler are prerequisit
by schiffern 14y ago
Sure you can. In fact, I preemptively responded to that argument in my post.
>>If you want to trivially argue that the text editor and compiler are prerequisites for the internet, then I would point out that James Maxwell should deserve far more credit than either Steve Jobs or Richard Stallman.
More importantly, I don't think that's what meaty was saying, since that statement is so trivial that it's meaningless. C'mon, give him a little credit!
- vacri 14y agoI don't think it's that trivial an argument - firmware is being constantly modified to help the internet expand and secure itself, and software is in the same boat; the same cannot be said of Maxwell's work. While Maxwell was foundational, it's hardly in the state of flux that code is in.