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Took us almost twenty-fiveyears to fix it!

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I like this quote: "Sorry that it took us almost twenty-five years to fix it," Balmer adds, jokingly.

The 25 Year BSD Bug

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So long as nobody created an expectation that it would be addressed in a timely manner, well, I'd say it's reasonable. Just shows the importance of creating realistic expectations right up front.

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Only 25 years? Some people who worked on Y2k will tell you that code a lot older than 25 years had to be fixed.

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