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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