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UNIX philosophy & sayings 

UNIX Sayings 

- Unix is the answer, but only if you phrase the question very carefully... -Jonathan H. N. Chin 

- Unix is simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity... -Dennis Ritchie 

- Keep it simple, Stupid. 

- If unsure, use brute force. 

- What you see is ALL you get. (Against What you see is WHAT you get text editors) 

Other sayings 

- A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play... -Friedrich Nietzsche 

- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -Leonardo da Vinci 

- Brevity is the soul of wit. -Shakespeare (Hamlet) 

Links & References 

Eric Raymond's koans : http://catb.org/~esr/writings/unix-koans/ 

UNIX history : http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/ 

UNIX timeline : http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html#03 

Other sayings : http://www.asylumsw.com/quotes.php?search_cat=People&action=quote_search 

Other sayings (2) : http://www.asylumsw.com/quotes.php/tag/People 

(FR) Principes et lois qui se vérifient : http://jbonnel.over-blog.com/article-19386578.html