in reply to Do Open Source programs have to be pretty inside?
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Does a useful program become less useful because the implementation is ugly?

Yes, I would say so. A less maintainable program results in longer development times for bug fixes and security patches. A less maintainable program also has a greater chance of having a bug introduced whenever the program is changed.

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