ERIC CONSPIRACY
\ˈɛɹɪk kənspˈɪɹəsi], \ˈɛɹɪk kənspˈɪɹəsi], \ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k k_ə_n_s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ə_s_i]\
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A shadowy group of moustachioed hackers namedEric first pinpointed as a sinister conspiracy by an infamoustalk.bizarre posting ca. 1986. This was doubtless influencedby the numerous "Eric" jokes in the Monty Python oeuvre.There do indeed seem to be considerably more moustachioedErics in hackerdom than the frequency of these three traitscan account for unless they are correlated in some arcane way.Well-known examples include Eric Allman (of the "Allmanstyle" described under indent style), Erik Fair (co-authorof NNTP), Eric S. Raymond and about fifteen others. Theorganisation line "Eric Conspiracy Secret Laboratories" nowemanates regularly from more than one site.
By Denis Howe
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