In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary. (Linus Torvalds)

In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary.

Linus Torvalds

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