Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quotes

The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.

However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse process.

Many security texts decompose the security of an information system in three components: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Together, they are often referred to as "CIA". [They] constitute the core security properties that we must protect against attackers and eavesdroppers—such as the (other) CIA.

Fight Features. … The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.