“UNIX does not allow path names to be prefixed by a drive name or number; that would be precisely the kind of device dependence that operating systems ought to eliminate.”
AS
“I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.”
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
“Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.”
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
“Many security texts decompose the security of an information system in three components: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Together, they are often referred to as "CIA". [They] constitute ...”
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
“However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse process.”
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
“The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.”
Andrew S. Tanenbaum