Linus' Law

English

Alternative forms

• Linus's Law

Etymology

Named after Finnish-American software engineer Linus Torvalds (1969–) who is the creator of, and was for a long time principal developer of, the Linux kernel.

Proper noun

Linus' Law

1. (software engineering) A claim about software development that states that “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”.

Further reading

• Linus's law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia