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> If I may take umbrage to one quote; Netflix uses FreeBSD for it's streaming platform. It is the exception that proves the rule.
by dreich 7y ago
> If I may take umbrage to one quote; Netflix uses FreeBSD for it's streaming platform.
It is the exception that proves the rule.
- lokedhs 7y agoI'll probably be downvoted into oblivion for this, but this is a per peeve of mine. Your use of the expression doesn't make sense. The expression is highlighting that you need to observe a negative in order to determine whether a rule is true. For example, if I make the statement: "Only birds have wings", then any observation of a non-bird without wings are exceptions to the rule that proves said rule. The observation of a bat is indeed an exception to the rule, but it does not prove it. In fact, it does the opposite. It disproves it.