From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,b5d24fafdd53e815 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!inka.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.belwue.de!newsfeed.arcor.de!news.arcor.de!not-for-mail Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 14:05:17 +0200 From: Georg Bauhaus Organization: future apps GmbH User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060420) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Why C for the Open Source Movement? References: <1146943727.180033.286070@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1147079601.989647.132200@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <1147079601.989647.132200@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <445f33ff$0$11077$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net> NNTP-Posting-Date: 08 May 2006 14:05:19 MEST NNTP-Posting-Host: d619183b.newsread4.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=\mlNbdK_Q:=P9Ihe`Bh@Z?dZ]MOide X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse@arcor.de Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:4140 Date: 2006-05-08T14:05:19+02:00 List-Id: Ludovic Brenta wrote: > zeta_no writes : >> Isn't the Unix tradition based on well crafted design mecanisms? > > No, it's not. It started as a hack made by a few long-haired, rebel > programmers in their spare time, bazaar-style. This contrasts with what I have read in the past. > MULTICS is still not complete, and I think it'll > take as long to complete as it took actual cathedrals :) Reportedly, there were a number if quite complete installations, even though some features were changed, or left out. The project was even saved from cancellation by someone who became aware what had been achieved. http://www.multicians.org/history.html