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> [MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/ms-dos-isn-t-dead-it-just-smells-that-way/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

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## More by Henry Spencer

> [Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/programming-graphics-in-x-is-like-finding-the-square-root-of-pi-using/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/if-i-must-be-ruled-by-larcenous-bullies-i-much-prefer-that-they-be/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/altruism-is-a-fine-motive-but-if-you-want-results-greed-works-much/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [“Indeed, "brute force" solutions are often characteristic of advanced cultures, not primitive ones. The Romans and their predecessors spent a long time figuring out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/indeed-brute-force-solutions-are-often-characteristic-of-advanced/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [“8th Commandment: "Thou shalt make thy program's purpose and structure clear to thy fellow man by using the One True Brace Style, even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/8th-commandment-thou-shalt-make-thy-program-s-purpose-and-structure/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/a-bit-of-tolerance-is-worth-a-megabyte-of-flamming/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/if-you-lie-to-the-compiler-it-will-get-its-revenge/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/c-is-the-best-example-of-second-system-effect-since-os-360/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/politics-n-from-poly-ticks-short-for-many-small-bloodsucking-insects/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/to-err-is-human-but-to-really-screw-things-up-requires-a-design/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/ms-dos-isn-t-dead-it-just-smells-that-way/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/belief-is-no-substitute-for-arithmetic/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

> [Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spencer/those-who-do-not-understand-unix-are-condemned-to-reinvent-it-poorly/)

[Henry Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spencer/)

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