From: Ian Soboroff <ian.soboroff@nist.gov>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [lkml] Re: Domian Validation (Re: 2.5.1 - intermediate bio stuff..)
Date: 18 Dec 2001 08:37:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9cflmg0fy32.fsf@rogue.ncsl.nist.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0112181027480.10000-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0112181027480.10000-100000@duckman.distro.conectiva>
Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br> writes:
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 10:12:21PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > No. Sound software engineering principles is to design good interfaces,
> > > and make the low level code adhere to them.
> >
> > Last week, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > I _am_ claiming that the people who think you "design" software are
> > > seriously simplifying the issue, and don't actually realize how they
> > > themselves work.
> >
> > So which is it?
>
> It must be the latter, since Linus has always stated a
> preference for simplifying issues. Oh wait, that one
> is incompatible with both ;)
it's a zen koan. or like in the old hitchhiker's guide game, where to
win you had to hold both tea and no tea at the same time.
ian
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-18 13:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-17 0:11 2.5.1 - intermediate bio stuff Linus Torvalds
2001-12-17 2:21 ` Richard Gooch
2001-12-17 2:33 ` Dave Jones
2001-12-17 2:52 ` Craig Christophel
2001-12-17 19:11 ` Domian Validation (Re: 2.5.1 - intermediate bio stuff..) Andre Hedrick
2001-12-18 6:04 ` Troy Benjegerdes
2001-12-18 6:12 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-12-18 6:39 ` Troy Benjegerdes
2001-12-18 6:44 ` Larry McVoy
2001-12-18 12:28 ` Rik van Riel
2001-12-18 13:37 ` Ian Soboroff [this message]
2001-12-18 16:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-12-18 20:38 ` Larry McVoy
2001-12-18 12:52 ` Matthias Andree
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