1999-09-14-02:24:16 Hans v. Sommerfeld:
> Question: Are there any sources/links to "Sturgeon's Law" ?
I'm afraid I don't have a reference on hand, but the author Theodore Sturgeon
said "90% of everything is crap", or something close to that. Clearly one of
the fundamental properties of the universe, right along with "entropy
increases", and "186,000 miles/second --- it's not just a good idea, it's the
Law." Wait a sec, this is the internet, surely I can lay hands on a reference
... Ok, feed "Sturgeon's Law" into altavista and out pops a bunch o' links to
the Jargon File, which has this to say:
Sturgeon's Law /prov./
"Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science
fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science
fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when
Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to
`crap'. Compare Hanlon's Razor, Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim
originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognize it and are all too aware
of its truth.
> Linux: <http://www.linuxdoc.org/>
> IPchains: <http://www.rustcorp.com/linux/ipchains/>
Here are some more links:
Linux: <URL:http://www.linux.org/>, <URL:http://www.redhat.com/>,
<URL:http://www.debian.org/>
OpenBSD: <URL:http://www.openbsd.org/>
NetBSD: <URL:http://www.netbsd.org/>
FreeBSD: <URL:http://www.freebsd.org/>
-Bennett
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