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I wonder how many people who read this at the time wrote it off as unrealistic. Although there are several stated goals that have still not been reached, the d
by jsankey 16y ago
I wonder how many people who read this at the time wrote it off as unrealistic. Although there are several stated goals that have still not been reached, the difference between the goals and reality are small in the scheme of things. (Much like the difference between any original plan and the outcome -- just usually plans are not of this scale!)
You have to hand it to the few that believed, and put in the work to reach critical mass...
- torpor 16y agoI read it the day he announced it (on USENET) and I was pretty sure I was going to see it happen .. a few years later, however, I'd given it up for dead .. well, I suppose having my own MIPS Magnum pizzabox led to a bit of disinterest .. but I was very, very happy to be on the minix-list the day Linus announced his "little kernel" .. :) These were the days when everyone said "Unix is dead" .. and now look at us: Unix is everywhere ..