Re: Putting the "NSA Data Overwrite Standard" Legend to Death... (fwd)

Thomas Shaddack <shaddack@ns.arachne.cz> writes:

Second, where did the number 7 really come from?

From the OSI 7-layer model, which took it from the fact that the number 7 is sacred to a certain tribe in Borneo (see "The Elements of Networking Style", by Mike Padlipsky).

Peter.