Bugs Quote by Wietse Venema

“Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting.”

Wietse Venema

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The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems.

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Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

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When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.

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