Unix Quotes

“There's a real joy in making a tool that does one thing really well.”

“The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you.”

“UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.”

“We were not out to win over the world. We were just trying to get our own work done.”

“What we wanted to preserve was not just a good programming environment... but a system around which a fellowship could form.”