Frases de Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Andrew Stuart "Andy" Tanenbaum , también conocido como ast o Papá Tanenbaum,[1]​ es profesor de ciencias de la computación de la Universidad Libre de Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.

Tanenbaum es más conocido por ser el creador de Minix, una réplica gratuita del sistema operativo UNIX con propósitos educativos, y por sus libros sobre ciencias de la computación. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. marzo 1944
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum Frases y Citas

“…si hubiera un concurso para hallar el lenguaje ensamblador más incomprensible del mundo, el SPARC sería uno de los favoritos.”

Fuente: Andrew S. Tanenbaum; Organización de computadoras. Un enfoque estructurado; Pág. 500; Prentice-Hall

Andrew S. Tanenbaum: Frases en inglés

“Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum libro Computer Networks

Computer Networks, 3rd ed., p. 83. (paraphrasing Dr. Warren Jackson, Director, University of Toronto Computing Services (UTCS) circa 1985)

“Microkernels are not a pipe dream. They represent proven technology.”

In a Usenet message, 5 Feb 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate

“"He" should be read as "he or she" throughout the book.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum libro Modern Operating Systems

Modern Operating Systems, 3rd ed., p. 2.

“I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.”

Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/followup/.

“Be thankful you are not my student. You would not get a high grade for such a design :-) [… ] Writing a new OS only for the 386 in 1991 gets you your second "F" for this term.”

In a Usenet message to Linus Torvalds, 30 Jan 1992 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/625c4a78723eeef5.
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“A multithreaded file system is only a performance hack.”

In a Usenet message to Linus Torvalds, 30 Jan 1992.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate

“The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.”

Andrew S. Tanenbaum libro Computer Networks

Computer Networks, 2nd ed., p. 254.

“I really am not angry with Linus. Honest. He's not angry with me either.”

Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/followup/.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate

“"Linux is a leprosy; …" This statement is not grammatically or factually correct.”

Rebuttal to Ken Brown http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/rebuttal/.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate

“Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.”

"Some Notes on the 'Who Wrote Linux' Kerfuffle", release 1.5 http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/brown/.

“LINUX is obsolete.”

In a Usenet message, 29 Jan 1992 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/msg/f447530d082cd95d.
The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate