Short: The New Hackers Dictionary, Winter'96 Author: (Eric Raymond) Uploader: (Jens T Berger Thielemann) Version: 3.31 Requires: AmigaGuide browser Architecture: generic #======= THIS IS THE JARGON FILE, VERSION 3.3.1, 25 JAN 1996 =======# This is the Jargon File, a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor. Converted into AmigaGuide using two Perl scripts, which are included in the package. Some version history: Version 3.3.0, Jan 20 1996: Winter 1996 update. This version had 24055 lines, 187957 words, 1239604 characters, and 2045 entries. Version 3.3.1, Jan 25 1996: Copy-corrected improvement on 3.3.0 shipped to MIT Press as a step towards TNHD III. This version had 24147 lines, 188728 words, 1244554 characters, and 2050 entries. AmigaGuide version had 1505062 characters due to formatting codes. While the Jargon file itself is not copyrighted by anyone, the Perl scripts included are (c) Jens T. Berger Thielemann and distributed under the conditions listed the GNU General Public License.