For a contrarian opinion:

The Unix Haters Handbook (1994)
http://web.mit.edu/~simsong/www/ugh.pdf

-- Scott

On 10/28/2014 05:07 PM, Susan Kane wrote:
> -- Because Unix is geeky and fun.
>
> -- Because its basic concepts are still visible in GUI computing, like
> Latin roots.
>
> -- Because you can say "Well, I could do it in *Unix*" when you can't do
> something, even if it's a complete lie.  The illusion of technical
> competency is important.  Just make sure the other person knows less than
> you do.
>
> -- Because Unix is user-friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are
> (sorry!)
>
> -- Because you can delete everything on the system with a very short
> command.
>
> -- Because if Unix were a woman, she would wear black and have funky
> glasses. She wouldn't talk much but when she did speak, her comments would
> be sparse, direct, and true.  She would be hard to get to know and you
> would suspect that she had dual loyalties (to what, you would never be
> sure).  When you said the wrong thing, she would just look at you.  Just
> look.  Nothing else.  Until you said the right thing.  Then she would
> recite obscure poetry at you or turn away and start getting things done.
>
> How can you not fall in love?
>
> -- Susan
>

-- 
Scott Prater
Shared Development Group
General Library System
University of Wisconsin - Madison