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It's the dunk tank.

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Thought some of you might wanna engage in the conversation :) A libreddit link for privacy.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Ok, explain who Stallman is like I'm five years old....also what is Linux

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

He designed some of the software at the heart of open source software. Most notably GCC, which is a compiler for code. A compiler takes code from human readable form into a form usable by the computer. This is required by languages like C++, but not languages like python or JavaScript. He was also largely responsible for Emacs, which is the only piece of software a computer needs in addition to a browser. Although some computers, like mine, require proprietary software like Minecraft as well.