Hi JOHN! :-)

 JG> I can't help but think about the part that says anyone can modify any
 JG> code....
I think the main intent is that if a bug in somebody else's code comes to
your attention because it stops you from working with your own code, you
can simply fix it.

 JG> Programmer1:  This code looks too complicated, too hard to maintain, 
 JG>               I'm going to re-write it to make it simplier.
Programmer1 has to much time on his hands. ;)

 JG> Programmer2:  This code is ridicously slow, bloated, uses way too 
 JG>               much memory.... I'm going to optimize it.....
 JG> Programmer1:  What?  Someone modified my code and put it back to
 JG>               that cryptic looking stuff?  I'll fix it back....
Communications problem. At this step, Programmer1 should have attempted to
contact Programmer2 outside of source code. ;)

Ciao
Pascal

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