historical note (was: New Block Closures)

John Hinsley jhinsley at telinco.co.uk
Sun Jun 24 02:02:53 UTC 2001


Jim Benson wrote:

//snipped

>Parts [of Linux] are better than run of
> the mill 'nixes, some parts worse. It's not the case where someone sat down
> to write a what we would call a better Unix, they just wrote a different
> one. Before someone takes me to task and feels the need to 'educate' me
> about Linux and how much better it is than other *nixes, I'll tell you up
> front that I don't care.

Well, I wouldn't presume to 'educate' you. For one thing, I'd get my
butt kicked. But I would be interested in your educating me by telling
me your reasons for making that assertion. Otherwise you don't seem to
be saying anything more than "that's what I think, take it or leave
it."  
 

> So how do you make software better? Personally, I don't see it coming from
> rewriting thirty year old software. Me thinks it comes from the revolution
> side.

I'd *like* to believe that too. But I can't think of a single
"revolution" which wasn't evolutionary in the sense of "standing on the
shoulders of giants".


Cheers

John

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