Kernel List: Linux not designed and never was

Anonymous Reader writes: “A thread on the linux-kernel mailing list started innocently enough about proper spacing in source code, then grew and grew into a somewhat philosophical debate about evolution and code design. However, before long a debate was sparked, leading to some interesting comments by Linus and some others, perhaps best summarized by Alan Cox’s comment: “Engineering does not require science. Science helps a lot but people built perfectly good brick walls long before they knew why cement works.”