[ih] GOSIP & compliance

[Grant Taylor]

On 3/19/22 8:59 AM, Clem Cole via Internet-history wrote:
> People got exception to use and IP stack over and OSI stack for 
> exactly the same reasons as they got exceptions for Ada (or to 
> use Windows/NT for that matter) -- it was cheaper/faster/easier 
> to get*their job done*  and the team that put the tender out, was 
> more interested in getting *their own problem solved* that looking 
> for the 'best/official/whatever' solution.  It's human nature and 
> simple economics.

We rely on the "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough." drive a 
lot of decisions at $DAY_JOB.  It helps keep feeping creaturism in check 
in a company with a lot of people looking for how to justify their next 
promotion.



-- 
Grant. . . .
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