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cubtastic71
on Nov 12, 2009
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Google Go started in 1972
Was it called 'go' back then? Or did they just search their archived servers to find anything dated so long ago no one could argue with them?
khafra
on Nov 12, 2009
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Hint: Look at the name that checked in the 1972, 1974, and 1988 entries.
sp332
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And the email addresses, "Brian Kernighan <research!bwk>". Remembering to use bang paths shows how much thought was put into this prank, very cool.
vinutheraj
on Nov 12, 2009
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I hope you also noticed the R=ken(Ken Thompson) and R=dmr(Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie) in the commit log messages :)
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