"I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate." -- Dennis Ritchie (b. 1941-09-08, d. 2011-10-[08?12?]*)
[*] Wikipedia says 2011-10-12; another source says 2011-10-08.
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