When I hear the words social responsibility, I want to reach for my gu…

Eric S. Raymond
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When I hear the words social responsibility, I want to reach for my gun. ✨ Geeks Win: A survey of the oddballs who write the codes that make the 21st-century world go round. The New York Times Book Review, November 4, 2001.
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