“Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.”
Computer Networks, 3rd ed., p. 83. (paraphrasing Dr. Warren Jackson, Director, University of Toronto Computing Services (UTCS) circa 1985)
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In a Usenet message, 29 Jan 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
In a Usenet message, 29 Jan 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
Operating Systems Design and Implementation, 3rd ed., p. 310.
“Microkernels are not a pipe dream. They represent proven technology.”
In a Usenet message, 5 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quotes
In a Usenet message, 3 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
In a Usenet message, 5 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
“"He" should be read as "he or she" throughout the book.”
Modern Operating Systems, 3rd ed., p. 2.
Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/followup/.
In a Usenet message to Linus Torvalds, 30 Jan 1992 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/625c4a78723eeef5.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
In a Usenet message, 3 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
In a Usenet message, 3 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
“A multithreaded file system is only a performance hack.”
In a Usenet message to Linus Torvalds, 30 Jan 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
“The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.”
Computer Networks, 2nd ed., p. 254.
Modern Operating Systems (with co-author Herbert Bos), 4th ed, p. 596
“I really am not angry with Linus. Honest. He's not angry with me either.”
Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/followup/.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
“"Linux is a leprosy; …" This statement is not grammatically or factually correct.”
Rebuttal to Ken Brown http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/rebuttal/.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/followup/.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
“Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.”
"Some Notes on the 'Who Wrote Linux' Kerfuffle", release 1.5 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/.
In a Usenet message, 29 Jan 1992 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/f447530d082cd95d.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate
