The title is misleading, should add the date of the important content: 1992. > "Portability is for people who cannot write new programs" I like the fact that

The title is misleading, should add the date of the important content: 1992. > "Portability is for people who cannot write new programs" I like the fact that Linux has now been ported on a bunch of other architectures and it does not contradict the meaning of the quote. Focusing on portability gets you exactly what you want: a portable program; if you want a great and usable software, focus on that. The (relatively) easy portability is a by-product of a good design chosen for maintainability.