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With enough eyes, all bugs are shallow.
Eric S. Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 4
Computer Scientist
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Boston
Massachusetts
Eric Raymond
Eric Steven Raymond
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