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A Distributed System Is One In Which The Failure Of A Computer You Didn't Even Know Existed Can Render Your Own Computer Unusable.
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A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you
didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.
-- Leslie Lamport, as quoted in CACM, June 1992
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A distributed system is one that stops you from getting any work done when a machine you've never even heard of crashes.
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