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		Quine: A program that's only output is its own source code (wikipedia.org)
		4 points by dkasper on Feb 6, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

procrastitron on Feb 6, 2009 [–]

Here's an interesting issue with Quines; if you release a Quine under an open source license, but only distribute the binary, does that still satisfy the rules of open source?

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