Now they feel dated and I long for something more novel.
I remember when the unix systems were novel and a leap forward from the quaint OSes of the 70’s, and were a pleasant breath of fresh air. While a strong heritage is good when it comes to stability and security, it is surprising to realize that possibly more innovation is likely to be happening in the Windows or BeOS camps. Much of the Linux/*bsd oses that are widely popular are nothing more than embellishments on stuff at least 10 years old. I would not have thought 10 years ago that there had been so liitle fundamental progress from designs established at that time. Sigh… As much as the material is very good, I wish we could break out of the time warp that the unix generation has forced upon us.
