@misc{lamport1987distribution,
author = {Lamport, Leslie},
title = {Distribution},
year = {1987},
month = {May},
abstract = {This message is the source of the following observation, which has been quoted (and misquoted) rather widely: 

A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.},
url = {http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/research/publication/distribution/},
edition = {Email message sent to a DEC SRC bulletin board at 12:23:29 PDT on 28 May 87.},
note = {Email message sent to a DEC SRC bulletin board at 12:23:29 PDT on 28 May 87.},
}