Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a good excuse for some of the brain-damages of Minix.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Torvalds attributes flaws in Minix to its academic background rather than real-world application.
- In plain terms
- Minix had issues because it was built by academics instead of practitioners.
- What can you take from it?
- Academic projects may lack practical robustness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the role of research in engineering?
- How to bridge theory and practice?
Another view
Academic work often prioritizes learning over utility.
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