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kingnothing on Dec 27, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Is making clones bad?

I've always heard that quote as "Good artists copy; great artists steal."

Any idea which is correct?

DougBTX on Dec 27, 2008 [–]

I've heard the "Good" version too. On Google it wins 35,000 against 2,660, which is closer than I'd expect. The Wikipedia page has it as "Good", but Unsourced.

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