DEC WARS
\dˈɛk wˈɔːz], \dˈɛk wˈɔːz], \d_ˈɛ_k w_ˈɔː_z]\
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A 1983 Usenet posting by Alan Hastings and Steve Tarrspoofing the "Star Wars" movies in hackish terms. Some yearslater, ESR (disappointed by Hastings and Tarr's failure toexploit a great premise more thoroughly) posted a3-times-longer complete rewrite called "Unix WARS"; the twoare often confused.
By Denis Howe
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