[X-Unix] rsync & ssh [DRIFT]

[Stroller]

On Jul 9, 2004, at 12:44 pm, David Ledger wrote:

>> From: Stroller <MacMonster at myrealbox.com>
>> Subject: Re: [X-Unix] rsync & ssh
>> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 00:07:21 +0100
>>
>> On Jul 7, 2004, at 12:07 pm, David Ledger wrote:
>>>>  From: Stroller <MacMonster at myrealbox.com>
>>>>  Unix is *horribly* obscure & complex, and for no good reason other
>>>>  than
>>>>  compatibility with legacy systems.
>>>  Not sure what you mean here.  I can't think of any legacy systems 
>>> it's
>>>  particularly compatible with.
>>
>> Well, what I mean is basically that Unix stays horribly obscure &
>> complicated in in order to remain compatible with Unix.
>
> So really you're complaining that Unix still exists, and hasn't been 
> replaced with a new OS with similar internals and different CLI 
> utilities.

No. I'm not complaining.
Please take those words in the context of the other 300 or so of my 
message.

I wrote a reply to someone confused why SSH was failing. He remarked 
that he was having difficulty finding resources to ease the process of 
becoming a Unix guru, and my words were intended to encourage him - 
most people find learning Unix difficult, and perseverance will pay 
off.

I really don't see the necessity for the length of this branch of the 
thread. My reply was intended constructively.

Stroller.