Linus Torvalds Outburst Sparks Fierce Debate: Does Open Source ...

Posted by tadelste on Oct 3, 2005 8:32 AM EDT
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The Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) came alive on Thursday when Linus Torvalds chose to write, in a discussion about the risks of following specs without being flexible enough to take reality into account: "A 'spec' is close to useless. I have _never_ seen a spec that was both big enough to be useful _and_ accurate." The web is currently abuzz with the merits and demerits of this point of view.

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You go, Linus... dinotrac 1 1,253 Oct 5, 2005 1:08 AM

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