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- Short: The New Hackers Dictionary, Winter'96
- Uploader: <jensthi@ifi.uio.no> (Jens T. Berger Thielemann)
- Author: <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> (Eric Raymond)
- Version: 3.31
- Requires: AmigaGuide browser
-
- #======= THIS IS THE JARGON FILE, VERSION 3.3.1, 25 JAN 1996 =======#
-
- This is the Jargon File, a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang
- illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor.
-
- Converted into AmigaGuide using two Perl scripts, which are included in
- the package.
-
- Some version history:
-
- Version 3.3.0, Jan 20 1996:
- Winter 1996 update. This version had 24055 lines, 187957
- words, 1239604 characters, and 2045 entries.
-
- Version 3.3.1, Jan 25 1996:
- Copy-corrected improvement on 3.3.0 shipped to MIT Press as a
- step towards TNHD III. This version had 24147 lines,
- 188728 words, 1244554 characters, and 2050 entries. AmigaGuide
- version had 1505062 characters due to formatting codes.
-
- While the Jargon file itself is not copyrighted by anyone, the Perl
- scripts included are (c) Jens T. Berger Thielemann and distributed
- under the conditions listed the GNU General Public License.
-