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Forgetting the history of Unix is coding us into a corner [The Register]
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The point hinted at in the title is not part of this article. This is an overview of various versions and branches of UNIX, and nothing more.
At the end there's a little jab towards Wayland:
As far as I'm aware nobody has even considered extending the file metaphor to the graphics stack, and it sounds a bit ridiculous to me.
It also reminds me of this talk that suggests maybe trying to express everything as a file might not be the best idea...
$ echo ffdd66 > /dev/display/3/349/1045
permission denied: /dev/display/3/349/1045sudo !!