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by MoronInAHurry 2426 days ago
All laws start out as simple concepts. Then they need to be applied to reality, where very few situations are simple.
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qroshan 2426 days ago
Just like programming.

An operating system provide a few set of basic services to applications, but the linux kernel is some gazillion lines of code, because it has to work with reality

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wolfgke 2426 days ago
> but the linux kernel is some gazillion lines of code, because it has to work with reality

Rather: Because the kernel developers care far too little about keeping it small and minimal.

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