XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   The difference is, Ken Thompson was one of the key figures -- perhaps   
   *the* key figure -- who created Unix in the first place.   
      
   Unix isn’t some mathematical or physical theory from science. It’s an   
   artificial construct, put together by humans. He was one of those who put   
   the construct together in the first place. He knew why he did things. He   
   can see when others fail to appreciate why it is the way it is.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)