* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
@ 2003-06-30 21:36 Keith Nash
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From: Keith Nash @ 2003-06-30 21:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> boyd, rounin wrote:
> >what did dennis say once?
> >
> > unix retarded o/s development by 10 years
> >
> > linux retarded o/s development by 20 years
>
> although said does anyone have a decent link, I'm /. trolling and could
> use the ammunition 8)
I too recall reading this remark, but with the figure of *30* years for the retardation of o/s *research* due to Linux; I also think the remark was attributed to Rob Pike, but I never saw the "original". The remark is not mentioned in the slides for his talk "Systems Software Research is Irrelevant"
[ http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/rob/utah2000.ps ]
but would fit neatly with slides 17 and 18.
I don't know how much MS Windows retarded o/s research, but it set back documentation by 140 years: in common with Babbage's Difference Engine, the most useful instructions are provided by third parties:
[ http://ed-thelen.org/bab/bab-intro.html ]
Keith.
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* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
2003-07-03 9:42 ` Clint Olsen
@ 2003-07-03 10:37 ` Anthony Mandic
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From: Anthony Mandic @ 2003-07-03 10:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
Clint Olsen wrote:
> >>what did dennis say once?
> >>
> >> unix retarded o/s development by 10 years
> >>
> >> linux retarded o/s development by 20 years
>
> It sort of begs the question: What did Windows do? :)
It doesn't do anything. Its too retarded.
-am © 2003
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* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
2003-06-30 14:13 ` [9fans] dennis quote? matt
2003-06-30 17:22 ` boyd, rounin
@ 2003-07-03 9:42 ` Clint Olsen
2003-07-03 10:37 ` Anthony Mandic
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From: Clint Olsen @ 2003-07-03 9:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
In article <3F004596.2030407@proweb.co.uk>, matt wrote:
> boyd, rounin wrote:
>
>>what did dennis say once?
>>
>> unix retarded o/s development by 10 years
>>
>> linux retarded o/s development by 20 years
>>
>
> although said does anyone have a decent link, I'm /. trolling and could
> use the ammunition 8)
It sort of begs the question: What did Windows do? :)
-Clint
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* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
2003-06-30 17:22 ` boyd, rounin
@ 2003-07-01 9:36 ` matt
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From: matt @ 2003-07-01 9:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
boyd, rounin wrote:
>>i can't remember whether i read it or i heard him say it.
>>
Dennis, can you say it again please?
Feel free to add a few more while you're at it 8)
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* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
2003-06-30 14:13 ` [9fans] dennis quote? matt
@ 2003-06-30 17:22 ` boyd, rounin
2003-07-01 9:36 ` matt
2003-07-03 9:42 ` Clint Olsen
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From: boyd, rounin @ 2003-06-30 17:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> although said does anyone have a decent link, I'm /. trolling and could
> use the ammunition 8)
i can't remember whether i read it or i heard him say it.
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* Re: [9fans] dennis quote?
2003-06-19 19:56 ` boyd, rounin
@ 2003-06-30 14:13 ` matt
2003-06-30 17:22 ` boyd, rounin
2003-07-03 9:42 ` Clint Olsen
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From: matt @ 2003-06-30 14:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
boyd, rounin wrote:
>what did dennis say once?
>
> unix retarded o/s development by 10 years
>
> linux retarded o/s development by 20 years
>
although said does anyone have a decent link, I'm /. trolling and could
use the ammunition 8)
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