To join the Church of Emacs, one needs only pronounce the Confession of the Faith; it starts like this: 'There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels.'
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

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Performing as Saint IGNUcius in the Church of Emacs comedy routine.

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2019

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Humorous

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