From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>
To: TUHS main list <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
Subject: Re: [TUHS] What would "a unix restaurant" look like?
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:33:19 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <D7827A2D-19BC-46B0-95C2-68CC9CBA3F4C@cfcl.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEuQd1AAguFmQMU=wOgdw3cz_9HpQinayt-GxCd66cMq1cs3BA@mail.gmail.com>
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 13:59, Tyler Adams <coppero1237@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've been writing about Unix design principles recently and tried explaining
> "The Rule of Silence" by imagining Unix as a restaurant. Do you agree with
> how I presented it? Would you do it differently?
Apple's A/UX team used to joke about Mac versus Unix restaurant ordering, eg:
W: What would you like to order?
U: I'd like a green salad, with blue cheese dressing on the side, no croutons.
W: Would you like to order an appetizer, dessert, entree, or side dish?
M: I'd like to order a side dish.
W: Would you like to order cottage cheese, french fries, a salad, or ...
M: ...
All of us actually ordered our meals in Unix style, but all too often we
heard folks ordering in Mac style.
-r
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