The
UNIX-
HATERS
Handbook
The
UNIX-
HATERS
Handbook
“Two of the most famous products of Berkeley are LSD and Unix.
I don’t think that is a coincidence.”
Edited by Simson Garfinkel,
Daniel Weise,
and Steven Strassmann
Illustrations by John Klossner
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The UNIX-HATERS Handbook
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