After more than 30 years I think it's time to rewrite emacs from scratch. I would be happy to hear your suggestions about the best language to use. At the moment I think that Perl would be the best fit, because of its acronym: Perfect emacs rewriting language.
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

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April Fool Mail, sent from Richard Stallman (though not actually sent by him, he found it funny).

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2006

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Humorous

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