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IP: Meaning of "open"
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 06:35:36 -0400
To: farber () cis upenn edu Subject: Meaning of "open" Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 00:00:54 -0400 From: "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <shap () eros cis upenn edu> Poor Richard's thoughts on the decline and fall of the term "open," remind me of an exchange I witnessed back when I was at HaL Computer Systems. Senior HaL Manager: So what exactly *is* a microkernel? Could you define it for me? Vistor, after a lengthy pause, comes out with: Microkernel: A term that used to mean something but has since been taken over by marketing. There's a lesson in that, I think. Jonathan Shapiro ******Remember 19 June in San Fran****** Look at http://www.eff.org/fillmore
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