The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.

 

The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.
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Shankland, Stephen (2004-12-21). "Newsmaker: Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic". CNet. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. 

 

Linus Torvalds

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