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Linus has a way with words.Linus has a way with words.Posted Apr 11, 2005 14:29 UTC (Mon) by Wol (guest, #4433)In reply to: Linus has a way with words. by jdv Parent article: Linus codes up a patch manager
http://www.itworld.com/nl/db_mgr/05072001/pf_index.html
(as found by Google :-)
Actually, I think I'd probably classify just *one* as an axiom - all data must have an unambiguous reference.
The rest of it simply defines what makes a relational (as opposed to any other) database. A bit like Euclid's "parallel lines never meet" defines the *sub*set of geometry that is Euclidean, but does not define geometry itself (and, in defining a subset, defines itself as a constraint not an axiom).
Cheers,
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