Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Thu 20th Aug 2009 21:37 UTC, submitted by kernpanic
"The computer world is notorious for its obsession with what is new - largely thanks to the relentless engine of Moore's Law that endlessly presents programmers with more powerful machines.
Given such permanent change, anything that survives for more than one generation of processors deserves a nod.
Think then what the Unix operating system deserves because in August 2009, it celebrates its 40th anniversary. And it has been in use every year of those four decades and today is getting more attention than ever before."
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RE: Does not mention Solaris, AIX or HPUX!
by neticspace on Fri 21st Aug 2009 10:12
in reply to "Does not mention Solaris, AIX or HPUX!"
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How the hell can they have written an article like this that does not mention HPUX, Solaris or AIX but mentions Linux and Mac OS X. WTF!
That BBC article could emphasize a bit more on the server/workstation aspect of UNIX(-like).
When generic news outlets talk about computer operating systems, they tend to focus more on home computer usage than server/workstation usage. It's most likely because typically ordinary people have this computer operating systems = consumer products mentality going on.
Edited 2009-08-21 10:16 UTC
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2005-11-05
How the hell can they have written an article like this that does not mention HPUX, Solaris or AIX but mentions Linux and Mac OS X. WTF!