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by jolmg 5 days ago
> Another approach to this is "build mechanism, not policy" (also of Unix philosophy fame).

Might be more recognized from the X Window System design principles rather:

> Provide mechanism rather than policy. In particular, place user interface policy in the clients' hands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System_protocols_and_...

It wasn't part of the original Unix philosophy, but I see that went through several revisions.