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Re: Why is it called "ice-9"?
>>>>> "Karl" == Karl M Hegbloom <karlheg@bittersweet.inetarena.com> writes:
Karl> I don't understand the allusions. I've never read "Cat's
Karl> Cradle", nor do I know what Godot is. I seem to recall seeing
Karl> `Godot' mentioned in the context of the new module system.
"wating for godot" is a play by Samuel Beckett. The new module system
had been about to arrive Real Soon Now, for quite a while when it
picked up the code name Godot.
In the play, Godot never arrived....
-Eric