Bikeshedding

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bikeshedding
Derivation: Originally BSD, now common


bikeshedding:

[originally BSD, now common] Technical disputes over minor, marginal issues conducted while more serious ones are being overlooked. The implied image is of people arguing over what color to paint the bicycle shed while the house is not finished.

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Source: bikeshedding, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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