Eric S. Raymond
- ed
Almost all Unix programmers have strayed from the path of austerity and minimalist virtue enough to normally use editors that at least present a roguelike, screen-oriented interface. However, the fact that the religion of ed persists says a great deal that is worth noting about the Unix mindset.
Edie Freedman
- Excerpt from "A Short History of the O’Reilly Animals"
People will go to great lengths to avoid seeing certain animals. The husband of one reader complained about our use of a spider on - and in - Webmaster in a Nutshell. Spiders terrified his wife. He went through the entire book and put white tape over the graphic on the first page of every chapter so she wouldn't have to confront the spider.
