tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post8537233687616771470..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Patron Saint of Computing Against Software PatentsGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-82684779931698185082007-08-02T09:59:00.000+00:002007-08-02T09:59:00.000+00:00I work for a company called Peoples Archive and we...I work for a company called Peoples Archive and we actually filmed Donald Knuth talking about his life and work last year. The entire footage has recently been added to our website www.peoplesarchive.com where it can be viewed for free along with transcripts. I thought you might be interested in viewing it as he speaks specifically about algorithms as well as many other topics including the creation of TeX and his continuing work on "The Art of Computer Programming".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287112902043031402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-24982071233346928882007-07-31T14:12:00.000+00:002007-07-31T14:12:00.000+00:00Well, actually, I didn't call it news: I said "I w...Well, actually, I didn't call it news: I said "I was particularly pleased to come across" - as in to find for the first time, regardless of when it was first posted somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Its argument, of course, is timeless, which is why it's still of interest today.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-4575441881215525952007-07-31T13:06:00.000+00:002007-07-31T13:06:00.000+00:00There is no date on this letter. It reads as thoug...There is no date on this letter. It reads as though it was written over a decade ago.<BR/><BR/>Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's wrong to call this news when, in fact, it's history.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074696834355368984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-27800386340022347822007-07-30T21:29:00.000+00:002007-07-30T21:29:00.000+00:00For something this interesting it surprisingly har...For something this interesting it surprisingly hard to find out. The best I can do is a <A HREF="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2002-August/158157.html" REL="nofollow">posting</A> to the Python list in 2002 which says:<BR/><BR/><I>I verified with my source, who replied that the message is presumably from 1994</I><BR/><BR/>I'd ask Knuth, except for the fact that he doesn't use email....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-27301337002001085832007-07-30T19:23:00.000+00:002007-07-30T19:23:00.000+00:00Any idea how old this is, Glyn?Any idea how old this is, Glyn?webminkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142233575099641892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-91695641671199266912007-07-30T18:47:00.000+00:002007-07-30T18:47:00.000+00:00Great - thanks.Great - thanks.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-58317077186506855792007-07-30T18:19:00.000+00:002007-07-30T18:19:00.000+00:00I'll have to add "Digital Code of Life" to my list...I'll have to add "Digital Code of Life" to my list of books to buy & read. I've read your book Rebel Code and enjoyed it thoroughly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-90357719523403831602007-07-30T15:29:00.000+00:002007-07-30T15:29:00.000+00:00Thanks for the suggestion - in fact I read it whil...Thanks for the suggestion - in fact I read it while I was writing my book "Digital Code of Life", which is also about making the human genome freely available (and about how open source made it happen)....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-91608002992800552972007-07-30T14:57:00.000+00:002007-07-30T14:57:00.000+00:00Brilliant stuff from Dr. Knuth. I especially liked...Brilliant stuff from Dr. Knuth. I especially liked the example of Pythogoras.<BR/><BR/>Slightly off-topic: I don't know if you've read the book 'The Common Thread' by John Sulston and Georgina Ferry. I think you'd enjoy Dr. Sulston's thoughts on making the human genome freely available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com