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I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
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Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?
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I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
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To Perl , or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
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But I know what's important to me, and what isn't. And I think I know what people can get used to, and what they can even learn to like. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)
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I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.
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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
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I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
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