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From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (James H. Haynes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: FreeBSD vs. Linux
Date: 24 Nov 1993 19:49:43 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
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I'm surprised that nobody has yet invoked Conway's Law, such a favorite of
Fred Brooks, to the effect that products/systems resemble the
organizations that produce them. Perhaps that's the real difference
among Linux and the various flavors of BSD. (Sure, the code is
different, but useful features of one tend to migrate to the others
quickly.)
--
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haynes@cats.bitnet
"Ya can talk all ya wanna, but it's dif'rent than it was!"
"No it aint! But ya gotta know the territory!"
Meredith Willson: "The Music Man"