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Shorties 2007/08/22 1 min read

Postel’s Law (Robustness Principle)

By Ozh

Something I learnt today: "Be conservative in what you do; be liberal in what you accept from others", which is the Robustness Principle, also known as Postel's Law. So true.

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Written on 2007 / August / 22 (18 years , 9 months and 4 days ago)

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