sorry for this stupid question but can you please tell me what is UNIX is this a complete OS or this is just a kernel?? or what is this?? can you please provide me some links in this?? and yeah i have also some days back downloaded the SCO open UNIX or something like that can you help me how to install this all stuff???
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:13 AM, Bipin Gautam <[email protected]>wrote: > Rootless Root -- The Unix Koans of Master Foo > > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/> > ) > > Eric Steven Raymond > Thyrsus Enterprises > > > <[email protected]> > Copyright © 2003 Eric S. Raymond > > Table of Contents > > Editor's Introduction > *Master Foo and the Ten Thousand Lines > Master Foo and the Script Kiddie > Master Foo Discourses on the Two Paths > *Master Foo and the Methodologist > Master Foo Discourses on the Graphical User Interface > *Master Foo and the Old Hand > Master Foo and the Shell Tools > Master Foo and the Nervous Novice > Master Foo Discourses on Returning to Windows > Master Foo and the Unix Zealot > Master Foo Discourses on the Unix-Nature > Master Foo and the MCSE > Master Foo and the End User > > _____ > Master Foo and the Ten Thousand Lines > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/ten-thousand.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/ten-thousand.html> > > Master Foo once said to a visiting programmer: “There is more > Unix-nature in one line of shell script than there is in ten thousand > lines of C.” > > The programmer, who was very proud of his mastery of C, said: “How can > this be? C is the language in which the very kernel of Unix is > implemented!” > > Master Foo replied: “That is so. Nevertheless, there is more > Unix-nature in one line of shell script than there is in ten thousand > lines of C.” > ... > > “And how many hours would you require to implement and debug that C > program?” asked Nubi. > > “Many,” admitted the visiting programmer. “But only a fool would spend > the time to do that when so many more worthy tasks await him.” > > “And who better understands the Unix-nature?” Master Foo asked. “Is it > he who writes the ten thousand lines, or he who, perceiving the > emptiness of the task, gains merit by not coding?” > ... > > > Master Foo and the Old Hand > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/oldhand.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/oldhand.html>) > > An experienced Unix programmer, hearing of Master Foo's wisdom, came > to him for guidance. Approaching the Master, he bowed three times and > said: > > “Master Foo, I am gravely troubled. In my youth, those who followed > the Great Way of Unix used software that was simple and unaffected, > like ed and mailx. Today, they use vim and mutt. Tomorrow I fear they > will use KMail and Evolution, and Unix will have become like Windows — > bloated and covered over with GUIs.” > > Master Foo said: “But what software do you use when you want to draw a > poster?” > > The programmer replied: “I...have never done that. But I am sure that > I could use LaTeX or pic to accomplish it without GUIs, in the proper > Unix way.” > > Master Foo then said: “Which one will reach the other side of the > river: The one who dreams of a raft, or the one that hitchhikes to the > next bridge?” > > Upon hearing this, the programmer was enlightened. > ... > > Master Foo and the Unix Zealot > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/zealot.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/zealot.html> > ) > > A Unix zealot, having heard that Master Foo was wise in the Great Way, > came to him for instruction. Master Foo said to him: > > “When the Patriarch Thompson invented Unix, he did not understand it. > Then he gained in understanding, and no longer invented it.” > > “When the Patriarch McIlroy invented the pipe, he knew that it would > transform software, but did not know that it would transform mind.” > > “When the Patriarch Ritchie invented C, he condemned programmers to a > thousand hells of buffer overruns, heap corruption, and stale-pointer > bugs.” > > “Truly, the Patriarchs were blind and foolish!” > > The zealot was greatly angered by the Master's words. > > “These enlightened ones,” he protested. “gave us the Great Way of > Unix. Surely, if we mock them we will lose merit and be reborn as > beasts or MCSEs.” > > “Is your code ever completely without stain and flaw?” demanded Master Foo. > > “No,” admitted the zealot, “no man's is.” > > “The wisdom of the Patriarchs” said Master Foo, “was that they knew > they were fools.” > > Upon hearing this, the zealot was enlightened. > ... > > > Master Foo Discourses on the Unix-Nature > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/unix-nature.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/unix-nature.html> > ) > > A student said to Master Foo: “We are told that the firm called SCO > holds true dominion over Unix.” > > Master Foo nodded. > > The student continued, “Yet we are also told that the firm called > OpenGroup also holds true dominion over Unix.” > > Master Foo nodded. > > “How can this be?” asked the student. > > Master Foo replied: > > “SCO indeed has dominion over the code of Unix, but the code of Unix > is not Unix. OpenGroup indeed has dominion over the name of Unix, but > the name of Unix is not Unix.” > > “What, then, is the Unix-nature?” asked the student. > > Master Foo replied: > > “Not code. Not name. Not mind. Not things. Always changing, yet never > changing.” > > “The Unix-nature is simple and empty. Because it is simple and empty, > it is more powerful than a typhoon.” > > “Moving in accordance with the law of nature, it unfolds inexorably in > the minds of programmers, assimilating designs to its own nature. All > software that would compete with it must become like to it; empty, > empty, profoundly empty, perfectly void, hail!” > > Upon hearing this, the student was enlightened. > ... > > Master Foo Discourses on the Two Paths > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/two_paths.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/two_paths.html>) > > Master Foo instructed his students: > > “There is a line of dharma teaching, exemplified by the Patriarch > McIlroy's mantra ‘Do one thing well’, which emphasizes that software > partakes of the Unix way when it has simple and consistent behavior, > with properties that can be readily modeled by the mind of the user > and used by other programs.” > > “But there is another line of dharma teaching, exemplified by the > Patriarch Thompson's great mantra ‘When in doubt, use brute force’, > and various sutras on the value of getting 90% of cases right now, > rather than 100% later, which emphasizes robustness and simplicity of > implementation.” > > “Now tell me: which programs have the Unix nature?” > > After a silence, Nubi observed: > > “Master, these teachings may conflict.” > > “A simple implementation is likely to lack logic for edge cases, such > as resource exhaustion, or failure to close a race window, or a > timeout during an uncompleted transaction.” > > “When such edge cases occur, the behavior of the software will become > irregular and difficult. Surely this is not the Way of Unix?” > > Master Foo nodded in agreement. > > “On the other hand, it is well known that fancy algorithms are > brittle. Further, each attempt to cover an edge case tends to interact > with both the program's central algorithms and the code covering other > edge cases.” > > “Thus, attempts to cover all edge cases in advance, guaranteeing > ‘simplicity of description’, may in fact produce code that is > overcomplicated and brittle or which, plagued by bugs, never ships at > all. Surely this is not the Way of Unix?” > > Master Foo nodded in agreement. > > “What, then, is the proper dharma path?” asked Nubi. > > The master spoke: > > “When the eagle flies, does it forget that its feet have touched the > ground? When the tiger lands upon its prey, does it forget its moment > in the air? Three pounds of VAX!” > > On hearing this, Nubi was enlightened. > ... > > > > Master Foo and the Methodologist > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/methodology-consultant.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/methodology-consultant.html> > ) > > > When Master Foo and his student Nubi journeyed among the sacred sites, > it was the Master's custom in the evenings to offer public instruction > to Unix neophytes of the towns and villages in which they stopped for > the night. > > On one such occasion, a methodologist was among those who gathered to > listen. > > “If you do not repeatedly profile your code for hot spots while > tuning, you will be like a fisherman who casts his net in an empty > lake,” said Master Foo. > > “Is it not, then, also true,” said the methodology consultant, “that > if you do not continually measure your productivity while managing > resources, you will be like a fisherman who casts his net in an empty > lake?” > > “I once came upon a fisherman who just at that moment let his net fall > in the lake on which his boat was floating,” said Master Foo. “He > scrabbled around in the bottom of his boat for quite a while looking > for it.” > > “But,” said the methodologist, “if he had dropped his net in the lake, > why was he looking in the boat?” > > “Because he could not swim,” replied Master Foo. > > Upon hearing this, the methodologist was enlightened. > ... > > > Master Foo and the Nervous Novice > > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/nervous.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/nervous.html>) > > There was a novice who learned much at the Master's feet, but felt > something to be missing. After meditating on his doubts for some time, > he found the courage to approach Master Foo about his problem. > > “Master Foo,” he asked “why do Unix users not employ antivirus > programs? And defragmentors? And malware cleaners?” > > Master Foo smiled, and said “When your house is well constructed, > there is no need to add pillars to keep the roof in place.” > > The novice replied “Would it not be better to use these things anyway, > just to be certain?” > > Master Foo reached for a nearby ball of string, and began wrapping it > around the novice's feet. > > “What are you doing?” the novice asked in surprise. > > Master Foo replied simply: “Tying your shoes.” > > Upon hearing this, the novice was enlightened. > ... > > > Master Foo and the End User > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/end-user.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/end-user.html> > ... > > > Master Foo and the Script Kiddie > (Source : > http://www.catb.org/~esr//writings/unix-koans/script-kiddie.html<http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr//writings/unix-koans/script-kiddie.html> > ) > > A stranger from the land of Woot came to Master Foo as he was eating > the morning meal with his students. > > “I hear y00 are very l33t,” he said. “Pl33z teach m3 all y00 know.” > > Master Foo's students looked at each other, confused by the stranger's > barbarous language. Master Foo just smiled and replied: “You wish to > learn the Way of Unix?” > > “I want to b3 a wizard hax0r,” the stranger replied, “and 0wn ever3one's > b0xen.” > > “I do not teach that Way,” replied Master Foo. > > The stranger grew agitated. “D00d, y00 r nothing but a p0ser,” he > said. “If y00 n00 anything, y00 wud t33ch m3.” > > “There is a path,” said Master Foo, “that might bring you to wisdom.” > The master scribbled an IP address on a piece of paper. “Cracking this > box should pose you little difficulty, as its guardians are > incompetent. Return and tell me what you find.” > > The stranger bowed and left. Master Foo finished his meal. > > Days passed, then months. The stranger was forgotten. > > Years later, the stranger from the land of Woot returned. > > “Damn you!” he said, “I cracked that box, and it was easy like you > said. But I got busted by the FBI and thrown in jail.” > > “Good,” said Master Foo. “You are ready for the next lesson.” He > scribbled an IP address on another piece of paper and handed it to the > stranger. > > “Are you crazy?” the stranger yelled. “After what I've been through, > I'm never going to break into a computer again!” > > Master Foo smiled. “Here,” he said, “is the beginning of wisdom.” > > On hearing this, the stranger was enlightened. > ... > > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected]<foss-nepal%[email protected]> > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -- Mr. Bishisht Bhatta CEO,Web Solution <http://websolution.com.np/>[New Baneshowr] Pepsicola Townplanning-35 Kathmandu,Nepal +977-(980-641-6309) -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
