Hammers don't have security issues, which is where the analogy breaks down. Sometimes, these UNIX tools haven't changed much on the outside, but they are gettin

Hammers don't have security issues, which is where the analogy breaks down. Sometimes, these UNIX tools haven't changed much on the outside, but they are getting updates. If you look closer though, the BSD and GNU variants of common tools have diverged. And while I like BSD's conservative approach, some of the GNU features are damn useful.