Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quote

Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.


In a Usenet message, 3 Feb 1992 - The "Linux is Obsolete" Debate


Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.

Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.

Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.

Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.