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On 16 Oct 2013, at 21:01, Costello, Roger L. wrote: > Hi Folks, > > [Definition] > A quine is a computer program which takes no input > and produces a copy of its own source code as its only > output. The standard terms for these programs in the > computability theory and computer science literature > are self-replicating programs, self-reproducing programs, > and self-copying programs. [1] > > Below is an XSLT program that is quine. Not on that definition it isn't. It calls the document() function, so it can't claim to "take no input". A program that copies its input, and is then run on itself, is not an interesting quine. Michael Kay Saxonica
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