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[semi-OT] Snarfing [was: [PATCH v2] doc: Document SRFI 64.]
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[semi-OT] Snarfing [was: [PATCH v2] doc: Document SRFI 64.] |
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Sun, 26 Nov 2023 08:38:39 +0100 |
On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 09:42:49PM +0100, Maxime Devos wrote:
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> (I assume 'snarfing' is a form of copying here.)
Basically yes. Something like "stealing", perhaps because the source
isn't aware of the fact that it has got a new use.
The term is old UNIX tradition [1]. From there, it probably diffused
into GNU.
Cheers
[1] http://catb.org/jargon/html/S/snarf.html
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