> Not the OP, but what bothers me is not that Knuth is relgious, that is perfectly fine. What bothers me is that he chooses to proselytize his religion in a technical publication. That seems inappropriate to me.
First of all, the quote is not by Knuth, but by Claus Tøndering (the author of the paper linked). Second of all, the "Preface," where the quote is snipped from, is just that -- a preface -- a lot of people thank their moms in there.
It's just much ado about nothing and annoying posturing. Why is why I, and I'd assume others, take issue with it.
First of all, the quote is not by Knuth, but by Claus Tøndering (the author of the paper linked). Second of all, the "Preface," where the quote is snipped from, is just that -- a preface -- a lot of people thank their moms in there.
It's just much ado about nothing and annoying posturing. Why is why I, and I'd assume others, take issue with it.