“In Swedish we say ‘Döm inte hunden efter
håren’–something that came to mind when I saw the debate on
Shai Agassi’s comments on open source. Literally this saying
translates into: ‘Don’t judge the dog based on its fur.’ It conveys
the thinking that outer appearance may not properly represent inner
qualities. And there is another saying–about the ‘wolf in sheep’s
clothing.’“Those two sayings agree that appearance may not be
representative of approach. One is about nice honesty falsely
represented, the other about false honesty nicely
represented…”
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