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		Gracana on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VVVVVV’s source code is now public, 10 year annive... I have no idea what you're going for here. I feel like Programmer Analogies always rely on the reader agreeing with the author... :\|

floatingatoll on Jan 11, 2020 [–]

Not all windows are doors. Don’t worry about it, I’m terrible at analogies that make sense to anyone (including programmers, sadly). And if I clarified I’d just be attacked further for not endorsing the OSI party line when it comes to these things. It’s not you, it’s me, etc.

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