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Wietse Venema

Wietse Venema

Dutch Scientist

Born: 1951

Code Even People Software Will Writing

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My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated. Wietse Venema

Software Known Bugs Been Updated Reply Therefore

Defect-free software does not exist. Wietse Venema

Technology Software Does Exist

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions. Wietse Venema

Experience Writing Difficult Software Write Adverse Adverse Conditions Safe Without Least However Conditions Behaves Reasonably Sufficient Defects

I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on. Wietse Venema

Work Time Months Projects Visit Visiting Scientist Came Lot List Going Six Want Might Whole Now

Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software. Wietse Venema

People Will Software System Out Licensing Fine Restrictions Box Does Ship Want Regardless Use Works Even

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

Problems Challenge Software Introducing Piece Without Update Any

Adding functionality is not just a matter of adding code. Wietse Venema

Matter Adding Just Functionality Code

Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process. Wietse Venema

Service Single Favors Windows Implemented Process Which Means

Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service. Wietse Venema

Service Running Windows Someone Dies Process Requires Even Keeps

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