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Apr 21, 2026 · Industry Insights

How a Graduate Student Uncovered and Fixed a 20‑Year‑Old E16 Window‑Manager Bug

A graduate student named Kamila, while preparing LaTeX slides on a Linux desktop, repeatedly crashed the Enlightenment E16 window manager, traced the freeze to an unbounded title‑truncation loop that had lingered since 2006, and ultimately patched the bug, highlighting the enduring value of open‑source vigilance.

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How a Graduate Student Uncovered and Fixed a 20‑Year‑Old E16 Window‑Manager Bug
Liangxu Linux
Liangxu Linux
Aug 27, 2021 · Fundamentals

The Legendary Intel FDIV Bug: How a Hidden Flaw Shook the Computing World

The 1994 Intel Pentium FDIV floating‑point bug, caused by a handful of zero entries in a 2048‑entry lookup table, remained hidden for years until a mathematician spotted anomalies, prompting a worldwide collaborative effort that ultimately produced a clever scaling fix and massive media attention.

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The Legendary Intel FDIV Bug: How a Hidden Flaw Shook the Computing World