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We should rename original „Linus’s law” to „Linus’s fallacy” - especially for things related to security.

• pessimizer 4y ago
  This article is supportive of Linus's Law, so you can't rely on it to make your case for you. Given the existence of etymologists, the odds that one of your readers is an etymologist approach one as the number of eyes approaches the population of Earth.
  • jfengel 4y ago
    Etymologists aren't particularly good at fixing bugs, though they'll happily tell you the history of the word "bug".
    • esperent 4y ago
      I think that's a typo. Its supposed to be "entomologist".
• gnufx 4y ago
  Sort of, but it's Eric Raymond's fallacy, which should be given as little weight as everything else he proclaims. It's also generally wrong in science, speaking from experience in experimental physics.
  • btrettel 4y ago
    I strongly agree that it's wrong in science based on my experience in fluid dynamics. Some things that are easily demonstrated to be wrong have high citations. I've speculated before that peer review might contribute to Linus's law being false in science, because many people do seem to figure "It's already been checked, I don't need to do any checks of my own": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22290907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22290907
• LoveMortuus 4y ago
  Linus' law being, if something can be dropped it will be dropped? (This is a joke)
  • Ruthalas 4y ago
    I, for one, appreciated this joke. :)