Andrew S. Tanenbaum: Design

Andrew S. Tanenbaum is Dutch computer scientist. Explore interesting quotes on design.

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“System designers who do not allow users to type far ahead ought to be tarred and feathered, or worse yet, be forced to use their own system.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Operating Systems Design and Implementation, 3rd ed., p. 310.

“Be thankful you are not my student. You would not get a high grade for such a design :-) [… ] Writing a new OS only for the 386 in 1991 gets you your second "F" for this term.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

In a Usenet message to Linus Torvalds, 30 Jan 1992 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/625c4a78723eeef5. <br class="br">The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate

“While most people can talk rationally about kernel design and portability, the issue of free-ness is 100% emotional.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

In a Usenet message, 3 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate