Linus not Linix, part II
Posted on May 20, 2004
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Continuing on the last post Anrew Tanenbaum reveals his contribution to this AdTI fiasco, in which he is interviewed by Ken Brown, and much hilarity ensues as Tanenbaum discovers that Brown is to Unix what algae is to rocket-powered space flight:
He was extremely evasive about why he was there and who was funding him. He just kept saying he was just writing a book about the history of Unix. I asked him what he thought of Peter Salus’ book, A Quarter Century of Unix. He’d never heard of it! I mean, if you are writing a book on the history of Unix and flying 3000 miles to interview some guy about the subject, wouldn’t it make sense to at least go to amazon.com and type “history Unix” in the search box, in which case Salus’ book is the first hit? For $28 (and free shipping if you play your cards right) you could learn an awful lot about the material and not get any jet lag. As I sooned learned, Brown is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I was already suspicious. As a long-time author, I know it makes sense to at least be aware of what the competition is. He didn’t bother.
A thoroughly amusing read if you’re at all interested in this stuff, gob-stoppingly boring if you’re not.