Ken Thompson recalls Unix's rowdy, lock-picking origins

(thenewstack.io)

101 points | by dxs 11 hours ago ago

7 comments

  • kragen 2 hours ago

    I hadn't heard about the stolen security boots. It's interesting that it was resolved by a peer-to-peer negotiated settlement for the security guards to violate official corporate policy, rather than through management.

  • constantinum 2 hours ago

    Ken Thompson interviewed by Brian Kernighan at VCF East in 2019 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY6q5dv_B-o

  • zabzonk 4 hours ago

    back in the days when beards were serious beards

    • noir_lord 3 hours ago

      We still have serious beards kicking around.

      The Linux folks, Andrew Kelley etc all qualify as True Beards.

    • paulddraper 2 hours ago

      That’s…sarcasm?

      • zabzonk an hour ago

        Nope - simple observation!

      • kragen 2 hours ago

        You don't think Ken's beard was serious?