Re: [lkml] Re: Domian Validation (Re: 2.5.1 - intermediate bio stuff..)

Ian Soboroff
2001-12-18T13:38:16Z

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