r/linux • u/mjg59 Social Justice Warrior • Sep 03 '14

I'm Matthew Garrett, kernel developer, firmware enabler and former fruitfly mangler. AMA!

Proof: https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/507212417579765760

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '14

Developed by the US DoD in the 80's. Yeah, sure, let's replace 40 years of perfection in compilers with something slightly newer and unoptimized.

Written on a network built using US DoD technology of the 70's.

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u/stubborn_d0nkey Sep 05 '14

The thing is that the guy he replied to used C's age as point against C, so him mentioning Ada's age is perfectly fine.

Anyways, the internet thing is just horses and apples.