History
The idea of a free software Clipper compiler had been floating around for a long time and the subject has often cropped up in discussion on comp.lang.clipper. Antonio Linares founded the Harbour project and the implementation was started. The name "Harbour" is a play on a Clipper as a type of ship. Harbour is a synonym for port (where ship docks), and Harbour is a port of the Clipper language.
On 2009 Harbour was substantially redesigned, mainly by Viktor Szakáts and Przemyslaw Czerpak.
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