Verily I say unto thee, that thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx spake thusly:
> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> If you disagree with the author so strongly, then by all means
>> contact him and complain, but don't shoot the messenger.
>
> I believe the official lore is that Unix was so named because it was
> a 'castrated version of Multics'.
Yes, indeed I believe it was originally called Unics.
> It was written from scratch, was much smaller and less featurefull,
> but borrowed concepts from Multics. Perhaps Multics is better
> described as a 'godparent' of Unix.
I'm not arguing about it one way or another, and indeed I haven't even
stated an opinion on the matter, until now.
I think one might say that Multics is the /spiritual/ forebear of Unix,
if not a literal parent. I certainly don't see a problem with anyone
using the term "Father of Unix" as a description, except for extremely
pedantic types, any more than I'd have a problem with someone describing
Minix as the "Father of Linux", or VMS as the "Father of Windows NT".
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K.
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