Rootless Root
Rootless Root
Rootless Root
The Unix Koans of Master Foo
Eric
Steven
Raymond
Thyrsus Enterprises
esr@thyrsus.com
Copyright © 2003 Eric S. Raymond
Revision History
Revision 1.8
2016-04-17
esr
Removed "Master Foo and the Editor Wars", as itb turned out not to
be original.
Revision 1.8
2016-01-05
esr
Add "Master Foo and Recruiter", channelled by Paul Parks.
Revision 1.7
2015-07-24
esr
Add "Master Foo and the Editor Wars". From a
somewhat garbled koan recovered by Steven Vaughan-Nichols
and posted to G+.
Revision 1.6
2014-08-26
esr
Add "Master Foo and the Hardware Designer". From an
idea by Bob "The Grumpy Programmer" Pendleton.
Revision 1.5
2013-07-14
esr
Add "Master Foo and the Programming Prodigy". From an
idea by Patrick Verhagen.
Revision 1.4
2008-01-12
esr
Add "Master Foo and the Nervous Novice". Original by Feba Thatl,
editing and adaptation by ESR.
Revision 1.3
2007-12-29
esr
Add "Master Foo and the Shell Tools", "Master Foo and the Old
Hand", "Master Foo Discourses on Returning to Windows", and
"Master Foo and the MCSE". Originals by Christoph Moder,
editing and adaptation by ESR.
Revision 1.2
2003-04-17
esr
Add "Master Foo discourses on the Unix Nature"
and "Master Foo and the Unix Zealot."
Revision 1.1
2003-04-15
esr
Add "Master Foo discourses on the Graphical User Interface"
and "Master Foo and the Methodologist."
Revision 1.0
2003-04-11
esr
Initial version; four koans.
Table of Contents
Editor's Introduction
Master Foo and the Ten Thousand Lines
Master Foo and the Script Kiddie
Master Foo Discourses on the Two Paths
Master Foo and the
Methodologist
Master Foo Discourses on the
Graphical User Interface
Master Foo and the Old Hand
Master Foo and the Shell Tools
Master Foo and the Nervous Novice
Master Foo and the Recruiter
Master Foo Discourses on Returning to Windows
Master Foo and the Unix Zealot
Master Foo Discourses on the Unix-Nature
Master Foo and the MCSE
Master Foo and the End User
Master Foo and the Programming Prodigy
Master Foo and the Hardware Designer
Editor's Introduction
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