2026-09-22 01:52 UTC
I hate UNIX.
#unix #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
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@thalia@discuss.systems 2026-09-22 04:20
For context, this is a draft copy of The UNIX-HATERS Handbook from two years before publication. It was presumably sent to Jay Lepreau for feedback and I think this is the only surviving copy. Jay worked with UNIX throughout his career and it was found among his papers, along with the UNIX V4 tape. I will be scanning it. Personally, I found the book to be quite a fun read. It's a bunch of sore losers to UNIX's success. The anti-forward by Dennis Ritchie is a treat. https://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf