Adds some bits about the history of the computing industry

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-- the root symbol for [[Unix/GNU]] commands
+- the root symbol for [[Unix/GNU/Linux]] commands
 -

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+- The find command does wonders
+- Example: First, give me the command for moving the most recent files (the few Screenshots created in the last five minutes) from your Desktop on Mac OS X.
+	- I want to move them to the [[~/ws/2024/campaigns/AutomatedDataMesh/RAWdata/]]
+	- ```bash
+	  find ~/Desktop -name "Screenshot*.png" -mmin -5 -exec mv {} ~/ws/2024/campaigns/AutomatedDataMesh/ \;
+	  ```

pages/Sun.md

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+- Refers to either [[The Sun]] or [[Sun Microsystems]], depending on the [[lexical context]].

pages/Unix.md

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+- I thank the universe everyday for giving me Unix. Without it, I would have been lost.

pages/Unix___GNU.md

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-- # Definition of this Term
-	- Any [[Computer OS]] that is inspired by the Unix
-	- ## Different terms are used in other contexts use different terms to refer to subsets of the domain of entities covered by this term
-		- [[GNU/Linux]],
-			- ...sometimes shortened as [[Linux]].
-			- Here, we refer to any full [[OS]] that has been distributed by any party,
-			  collapsed:: true
-				- including but not limited to:
-				  collapsed:: true
-					- [[Red Hat, Inc.]],
-					- [[Canonical Ltd.]],
-					- [[SuSE Linux GmbH]],
-					- and the like.
-			-
-			- Any GNU/Linux () ...and any of its major or minor distributions, including but not limited to:
-			- [[Debian]], [[Ubuntu]]
-			- [[Red Hat]], [[Fedora]], [[RHEL]], [[CentOS]]
-			-
+- GNU started in [[1985]] by [[Richard Stallman]] to create another [[Unix]] because he couldn't live without it, but he realised that Unix isn't Free --in the freedom sense. So he started creating a free clone of Unix from scratch. This bold move gave rise to [[GNU General Public License]], which was a genius move.
+- This term isn't actually used a lot, but it shows the [[causal relationship]] they have.

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+- When a [[humble engineer]] runs a [[Unix command]], they are blessed with the work of individuals who have been involved in the creation, and widespread use of Unix commands. This term aims at associating a Unix command with these three distinct terms:
+	- author:: [[Sina K. Heshmati]], [[No AI Involved]]
+	- [[Unix]], pioneered by [[Ken Thompson]], [[Dennis Ritchie]], and [[Bill Joy]]
+	  background-color:: gray
+	  collapsed:: true
+		- Bill Joy through [[BSD]] and [[Sun Microsystems]]. But he did so under the larger Unix umbrella. Bill is also credited with the creation of [[vi]], [[csh]], [[Java]], what went on to become [[Cloud Computing]] and [[IoT]].
+		- Ken Thompson as the maintainer of the Unix Operating System in [[Bell Labs]], and [[Dennis Ritchie]] as the creator of [[The C Programming Language]] and a huge contributor to the creation of [[The Unix Operating System]]
+	- [[GNU]], pioneered by [[Richard Stallman]], or [[RMS]]
+	  background-color:: gray
+	  collapsed:: true
+		- RMS had to recreate [[Unix]], such that he would free it of the restrictive copyright laws that prohibited its widespread use.
+	- [[Linux]], pioneered by [[Linux Torvalds]]
+	  background-color:: gray
+	  collapsed:: true
+		- Who created [[The Linux Kernel]] under the [[GNU/General Public License]]
+		- Linus also create [[Git]], which was also instrumental to the development of [[FOSS]] and [[software development]] in general.
+	- The above list is based on my own humble understanding of things. If I may have dropped some some names, from your perspective, I apologise in advance.
+	- But there seems to be consensus over these individuals around the [[ideation]] and [[propagation]] of the Unix [[school of thought]], leading to its widespread use, as of [[1990s]] onwards.
+	  collapsed:: true
+		- As of this writing in [[2024]], they are more relevant than ever because that school of thought is now the de facto [[operating system]] of [[the entire Internet]], in its diverse shapes and forms, whether it be [[Cloud Computing]], [[Cryptocurrencies]], [[Artificial Intelligence]].
+	- In other words, [[Unix]] is a thing, [[GNU]] is a thing, [[Linux]] is a [[thing]] and they all contribute to the overall impact of [[the Unix school of thought]], which also went on to inspire a wide range of innovations that go beyond imagination.
+		- But of course, [[within the bounds of the digital]].
+		  background-color:: yellow
+- #### You may be asking,
+	- ### What is so special about Unix commands, anyway?
+- Programmers see
+	- ### Unix commands as the basis of any [[automation]] and [[integration]]
+	- TODO [#C] Write about automation and integration
+- ### [[Principle/More mastered code, more quality time with loved ones]]
+	- #### The more computer code you master, the more you can spend quality time with your family, friends, or loved ones.
+	  background-color:: yellow
+	- Perhaps this is only true in my life, but I have come to understand that as a [[humble engineer]], the more code I master, for instance, commands and scripts and I can pull and run, the more time I can dedicate to spending quality time with my loved ones.
+- Somehow, I think that the three of these terms are keywords for fully appreciating the lineage of command line as a phenomenon. Since they have appeared one after the other and each have contributed to the huge success of technology, software, data, and AI.
+- The [[computing industry]] would not have been bearable without these individuals. And they clearly seem to have distinct personalities, all of them.
+- [[...]]

pages/~.md

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+- Points to my home directory, on any of the [[machines]] I use for my work.
+- The [[~/ws]] directory is always kept in sync across the machines I use.
+- And it's typically the stuff in that directory, which I care to mirror here on Logseq for documentation purposes.