If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machine…

Eric S. Raymond
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If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them. ✨ Eric S. Raymond (2001). The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, p.9, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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