OSS2026-07-18 · source-backed

Quixote got a commit 21 years after its first.

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2026-07-18

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source-backed

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Story

Simon Willison noticed that nascheme/quixote's newest commit landed six hours ago while its oldest is over 21 years old. A small thing in a week of trillion-parameter releases, but a useful counterweight to the assumption that all infrastructure churns. Some of it just works and someone keeps caring.

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Canonical issue: Ramsay Research Agent — July 18, 2026
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Story unit: 2026-07-18-quixote-got-a-commit-21-years-after-its-first
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