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From the Analytical Engine to the licences that keep code free.

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  1. 1 Notes on the Analytical Engine (Notes A and G)Notes by the Translator (Notes A and G) Ada Lovelace 1843 9.2
  2. 2 The Laws of Thought, Chapter I: Nature and Design of this WorkAn Investigation of the Laws of Thought — Chapter I: Nature and Design of this Work George Boole 1854 8.8
  3. 3 Reason Is Nothing but Reckoning: Leviathan, Chapter VLeviathan, Chapter V: Of Reason, and Science Thomas Hobbes 1651 8.7
  4. 4 Explanation of Binary ArithmeticExplication de l'arithmétique binaire Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 1703 8.7
  5. 5 The Nine Chapters: The Arts of Fractions九章算術·方田（分數諸術） Anonymous (Han dynasty) 50 8.6
  6. 6 Let Us Calculate: On the Art of CharactersDe arte characteristica ad perficiendas scientias ratione nitentes Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. 1688 8.6
  7. 7 The GNU Manifesto Richard Stallman 1985 8.6
  8. 8 The Free Software DefinitionWhat is Free Software? (The Free Software Definition) Free Software Foundation 1986 8.5
  9. 9 RFC 1958: Architectural Principles of the Internet Brian Carpenter (editor), for the Internet Architecture Board 1996 8.5
  10. 10 PEP 20: The Zen of PythonPEP 20 – The Zen of Python Tim Peters 2004 8.5
  11. 11 The SQLite BlessingThe SQLite blessing, and “SQLite Is Public Domain” D. Richard Hipp and the SQLite developers 2001 8.4
  12. 12 Of the Analytical Engine Charles Babbage 1864 8.3
  13. 13 Basics of the Unix PhilosophyThe Art of Unix Programming, Chapter 1: Basics of the Unix Philosophy Eric S. Raymond 2003 8.3
  14. 14 On the Division of Mental Labour: Making Logarithms Like PinsOn the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, Chapter XX: On the Division of Mental Labour Charles Babbage 1832 8.2
  15. 15 Darwin among the Machines Samuel Butler 1863 8.2
  16. 16 Logical Machines Charles Sanders Peirce 1887 8.2
  17. 17 RFC 2119: Key Words for Requirement LevelsRFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels Scott Bradner 1997 8.2
  18. 18 The Craftsman Yan Shi (Liezi)列子·湯問·偃師 Liezi (attributed) 300 8.1
  19. 19 RFC 1925: The Twelve Networking Truths Ross Callon (editor) 1996 8.1
  20. 20 A Necessary Notice on the Arithmetic MachineAdvis necessaire à ceux qui auront curiosité de voir la Machine Arithmétique Blaise Pascal 1645 8.0
  21. 21 RFC 2468: I Remember IANA Vint Cerf 1998 8.0
  22. 22 The Jargon File: A SelectionThe Jargon File, version 4.4.7 (a selection) Eric S. Raymond (editor) and many contributors 2003 8.0
  23. 23 An Electric Tabulating System Herman Hollerith 1889 7.9
  24. 24 PEP 8: A Foolish ConsistencyPEP 8 – Style Guide for Python Code (Introduction; A Foolish Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds) Guido van Rossum, Barry Warsaw and Alyssa Coghlan 2001 7.9
  25. 25 The Open Source Definition Open Source Initiative (from the Debian Free Software Guidelines by Bruce Perens) 1998 7.8
  26. 26 The Author's Preface to the Admirable Table of Logarithms John Napier 1616 7.7
  27. 27 On a Proposed Analytical Machine Percy Ludgate 1909 7.7
  28. 28 RFC 1149: IP Datagrams on Avian CarriersRFC 1149: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers David Waitzman 1990 7.7
  29. 29 Maelzel’s Chess-Player Edgar Allan Poe 1836 7.6
  30. 30 Mechanical Assistance in Mental Operations: Jevons on the Logic MachineOn the Mechanical Performance of Logical Inference, §§ 1–8 William Stanley Jevons 1870 7.6
  31. 31 SQLite: Long Term Support, Through the Year 2050Long Term Support D. Richard Hipp and the SQLite developers 2025 7.6
  32. 32 RFC 2324: Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control ProtocolRFC 2324: Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0) Larry Masinter 1998 7.5
  33. 33 RFC 2555: 30 Years of RFCs Robert Braden, Joyce K. Reynolds, Steve Crocker, Vint Cerf, Jake Feinler and Celeste Anderson 1999 7.5
  34. 34 RFC 1087: Ethics and the Internet Internet Activities Board 1989 7.3
  35. 35 A New Logical Machine Allan Marquand 1885 7.2
  36. 36 PEP 1: What Is a PEP?PEP 1 – PEP Purpose and Guidelines (What is a PEP?; PEP Audience; PEP Types) Barry Warsaw, Jeremy Hylton, David Goodger and Alyssa Coghlan 2000 7.0
  37. 37 PEP 257: Docstring ConventionsPEP 257 – Docstring Conventions David Goodger and Guido van Rossum 2001 7.0
  38. 38 RFC 968: ’Twas the Night Before Start-upRFC 968: ‘Twas the Night Before Start-up’ Vint Cerf 1985 6.9
  39. 39 RFC 1121: Act One, The PoemsRFC 1121: Act One – The Poems Jon Postel, Leonard Kleinrock, Vint Cerf and Barry Boehm 1989 6.7