I agree with this sentiment quite a lot. Solaris and IRIX have very special places in my heart (Solaris especially). Yet, Linux has two things that no other *ni

I agree with this sentiment quite a lot. Solaris and IRIX have very special places in my heart (Solaris especially). Yet, Linux has two things that no other *nix system has had: unbelievable momentum and availability. It doesn’t quite have the elegance, the polish, or the charm of Solaris or IRIX or even … AIX, but it’s something I can use on almost anything, and it’s super easy easy to get my hands on.