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Linus's Law

claim about software development that given a large developer base, bugs will be fixed quickly
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Instance of
principle, Epigrammatic law[3]
Author
Eric S. Raymond[2]
Named after
Linus Torvalds[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Linuss law en Torvald's law en Linus’ law en Linus' Law en Linus' Law ~ Linux' Law en Linus's law ar قانون لينوس cs Linusův zákon es Ley de Linus fa قانون لینوس fr loi de Linus he חוק לינוס hi लिनस का नियम hu Linus törvénye it legge di Linus ja リーナスの法則 ko 리누스의 법칙 nl wet van Linus pl Prawo Linusa pt Lei de Linus
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Summary

Linus's Law is a principle[1].

Related Entities

Eric S. Raymond Linus Torvalds

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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