Linux and the Unix Philosophy

The introduction to the original Unix philosophy book is included here for a

couple of reasons. The first is that people have immortalized it by quoting

from it on the Internet. Keeping it in this edition will enable those people who

have not purchased the original book to benefit from it. The second reason is

because of the prophetic statement in the last paragraph: “…it is only a matter

of time before Unix becomes the world’s operating system.” Linux, as the new

namesake of Unix, is fulfilling that statement day by day, machine by

machine, application by application.

Introduction to The Unix Philosophy

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