Why Is It Like That?

[lxskllr]

Here's an interesting collection of arcane *nix trivia. Nothing anyone needs to know, but it gives some insight into the odd terminology and syntax.

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/history?page=1&sort=votes&pagesize=15

 

[Zxian]

That's one of the nice things about a lot of *nix development. Almost everything is done with a specific reason in mind (speed, usability, etc). Some of the original reasons have changed or gone defunct, but by that time, it's too late to change.