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Erik Naggum

(1965–2009) Programmer

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Erik Naggum warned against treating structure as the only thing that matters, saying that skeletons can spook people if they try to walk on their own. He argued that the only important thing about past evils is that they never happen again, in any form. He also noted that building a system that lets dissenters stay is far harder than building one that only pleases agreement.

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Erik Naggum was a programmer.

Quick Facts About Erik Naggum

Born
June 13, 1965
Died
June 17, 2009
Profession
Programmer

About Erik Naggum

Erik Naggum was a Norwegian computer programmer recognized for his work in the fields of SGML, Emacs and Lisp. Since the early 1990s he was also a provocative participant on various Usenet discussion groups.

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