Re: Stupid Licenses (YUCK!)

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From: Charles Geyer
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:08

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In article <1992Dec28.002314.21233@news2.cis.umn.edu>, I wrote:

   Why can't they just provide a release that fixes the old bugs without
   introducing (known) new ones?  Featurality first is the only explanation.

In article <1992Dec28.011729.27192@ulysses.att.com> smb@research.att.com
(Steven Bellovin) replies:

> I suggest that you read Fred Brook's ``The Mythical Man Month'' for
> a better explanation.

I understand the principle of "two steps forward, one step back" if that's
what you were referring to.  What bothers me is

       two steps forward, one step back
       + creeping featurism
       = one step forward, one step back

or worse.

-- 
Charles Geyer
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota
charlie@umnstat.stat.umn.edu

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