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Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).
Eric S. Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: December 4
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