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Steven Kalt · Jan 1, 1999

Raymond's Linus's Law

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In The Cathedral and the Bazaar , Eric S. Raymond wrote: Linus [Torvalds] was behaving as though he believed something like this: Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix is obvious to someone. or, less formally, “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.” I dub this: “Linus’s Law”

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