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Rule #1 use the boyscout approach: clean where other left dirty stuff.

Sure, many here would argue that "never touch a running system" is a gold rule, but what if the running system is running in the wrong way?

If everyone attain her/himself to this rule, there wouldn't be what we call innovation.

Clear example: why develop Windows 7, 8, 10 / Mac 10.10,.11,.12.. if their predecessors were working fine?



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