Also just how fucking cool is that title man, seriously? I realize I’m letting my inner 8-year old get the better of me, but in this case, he’s goddamn right.
I’m a software guy, so I’m gonna go with ‘free compilers.’ Back when every company was keeping their secret sauce close to their chest, RMS turned around and released gcc for free. That was… new, to say the least. It paved the way for much of the software you see eating the world today.
Amen, brother. Scoot over.