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The initial purpose was to develop a software in a very pragmatic way, with only feature actually useful for them, and hopefully lighter that the one used so far: PBS. | The initial purpose was to develop a software in a very pragmatic way, with only feature actually useful for them, and hopefully lighter that the one used so far: PBS. | ||
- | As a result, when time came to choose a name, some people proposed OAR, in reference to HAL (2001: A Space Odyssey) | + | As a result, when time came to choose a name, some people proposed OAR, in reference to HAL (2001: A Space Odyssey) |
Later however, the legend want that people also realised that OAR is also the initial letters of one of the software fathers: Olivier Auguste Richard. | Later however, the legend want that people also realised that OAR is also the initial letters of one of the software fathers: Olivier Auguste Richard. | ||