Thanks for this great detailed answer. I have now a better understanding of the Acme secrets. I disagree with people saying that the Acme thing is "only a joke" or "something that shouldn't be considered too seriously". I mean, I understood the humor implications, but some of the Acme modules are available in the Debian packages! Therefore those cultural pieces are more than only programmers folklore and become a bit more serious, despite of the initial very funny authors intentions.