Teacher Foo discusses GUI

Original author: Eric S. Raymond
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One evening, the teacher Foo and Nubi spent in the company of programmers - they met to learn from each other. One of the programmers asked Nubi which school he and his teacher Foo belong to. Contempt appeared on the face of the programmer when he heard that they were followers of the Unix Great Way.

“Unix console applications are rude and orthodox,” he snapped. “Modern, well-designed operating systems do everything through a graphical interface.”

Teacher Foo silently pointed to the moon. A dog nearby barked at the owner’s hand.

"I do not understand!" - said the programmer.

Teacher Foo continued to be silent and pointed to the image of the Buddha, and then to the window.

"What do you want to tell me?" The programmer asked.

Teacher Foo pointed to the head of the programmer, and then to the stone.

"Why can't you be clear?" The programmer asked.

Teacher Foo frowned thoughtfully, tapped the programmer twice on the nose, and threw him into the nearest trash can.

While the programmer was trying to get out of the trash can, roaming around the dog urinated on him.

At this point, the programmer achieved enlightenment.



Another short revelation might be a clue to understanding this revelation: “The mind is like a dog. The owner points to the moon, but she barks at her hand. "

The translation of the previous part was published more than two years ago, I hope now I will publish them more often :)

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