Siamo tutti e nessuno.
Unix nasce nel 1971 ed oggi è diffuso in milioni di dispositivi. Probabilmente ne hai uno in tasca e la connessione che utilizzi passa attraverso svariati dispositivi basati sullo stesso sistema operativo.
iUnix è un po’ un gesto di amore verso questo sistema operativo che ha segnato la mia crescita informatica e mi appassiona tutt’oggi.
“…the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected…”
– Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972
“Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity.“
– Dennis Ritchie
“UNIX was not designed to stop its users from doing stupid things, as that would also stop them from doing clever things.“
– Doug Gwyn
“Unix never says ‘please’.”
– Rob Pike
“Unix is user-friendly. It just isn’t promiscuous about which users it’s friendly with.“
– Steven King
“Those who don’t understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.“
– Henry Spencer