[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: When does one leave noobie status?? (Richard Geoffrion)

[Chris Cox]

Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 11:19:30PM -0600, Kevin Brannen wrote:
>>Kyle Davenport wrote:
>>
>>>The Unix Hierarchy (The Eight Stages of Unix Knowledge)
>>>
>>>...
>>>                   - is on first-name basis with Dennis, Bill, and Ken
>>That was pretty cute. :-)
>>
>>That last line has got me slightly stumped though.  I know who Dennis 
>>is, I've met Ken (a really nice guy for the 5 minutes I got to talk to 
>>him, :-) but who is Bill?  I'd know who Doug, Rob, Brian, Steve, or 
>>David is, but I can't place a Bill (or a William) at the old Bell Labs.
>>
>>And I'm probably gonna go "Doh!" when you tell me aren't I? ;-)
> 
> My guess is that it's "Bill Joy", who wasn't at Bell Labs
> but was still pretty fundamental to the development of Unix.  :-)
> 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy)

Yep... Bill Joy, creator of 'vi' (which he hates) and
creator of 'csh' (which he loves).   Sadly I found
I hate csh and love vi.