Off Topic: looking for a paper

[Chris Ryland]

Yes, that's the classic "Worse is Better" paper by Richard P. ("Dick")
Gabriel.

Here's a copy: http://www.naggum.no/worse-is-better.html

There's also a copy cached at Google. Just search for worse-is-better and
look at their cached copy if the above url doesn't work.

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"Garry Hodgson" <garry at sage.att.com> wrote in message
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>
> i'm looking for a paper i believe i've seen referenced here,
> but can't recall.  it describes a new jersey style of
> design, as exemplified by unix, in which it is more important
> for the interface to be simple than for the design to be correct.
> it contrasts this to more purist notions.
>
> could someone send a reference?
>
> thanks
>
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