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Coding since the 80s. Writing about Linux, open source, software or what amuses me

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The Gap Between Looking Finished and Being Finished

John Crenshaw · 9 Apr 2026

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ohn is a retired software engineer in Indianapolis. He writes about Linux and open source development and publishes code at codeberg.org/VintageTechie.

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