# HG changeset patch
# User meillo@marmaro.de
# Date 1265364575 -3600
# Node ID cecef8bfa812b70ef4785a4d00e82a72629683f2

early version, mainly the outline

diff -r 000000000000 -r cecef8bfa812 makefile
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/makefile	Fri Feb 05 11:09:35 2010 +0100
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+all: unix-phil.ps unix-phil.txt
+
+unix-phil.ps: unix-phil.ms
+	sh -c "`doctype unix-phil.ms`" >unix-phil.ps
+
+unix-phil.txt: unix-phil.ms
+	sh -c "`doctype -n unix-phil.ms`" >unix-phil.txt
diff -r 000000000000 -r cecef8bfa812 unix-phil.ms
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/unix-phil.ms	Fri Feb 05 11:09:35 2010 +0100
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+.if n .pl 1000i
+.de XX
+.pl 1v
+..
+.em XX
+.nr PI 0
+.if t .nr PD .5v
+.if n .nr PD 1v
+.nr lu 0
+.de CW
+.nr PQ \\n(.f
+.if t .ft CW
+.ie \\$1 .if n .ul 999
+.el .if n .ul 1
+.if t .if !\\$1 \&\\$1\f\\n(PQ\\$2
+.if n .if \\n(.$=1 \&\\$1
+.if n .if \\n(.$>1 \&\\$1\c
+.if n .if \\n(.$>1 \&\\$2
+..
+.ds [. \ [
+.ds .] ]
+.TL
+Why the Unix Philosophy matters
+.AU
+markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
+.\" .AI
+.\" .ce 0
+.\" .fi
+.\" Der Autor liebt Unix und dessen Skripting-Möglichkeiten.
+.\" So auch den Shebang-Mechanismus der die Ausführung von Skripten deutlich erleichtert.
+.AB
+This term paper discusses the importance of the Unix Philosophy in software design.
+Today, few software designers are aware of these concepts,
+and thus most modern software is limited and does not use software leverage.
+Knowing and following the tenets of the Unix Philosophy makes software more valuable.
+.AE
+
+.2C
+.NH 1
+Introduction
+.LP
+Building a software is a process from an idea of the purpose of the software
+to the finished program.
+No matter \fIhow\fP the process is run, two things are common:
+the initial idea and the release.
+But the the process inbetween can be of any shape.
+The time of release and the maintainance work after the release are ignored here, for the moment.
+.LP
+The process of building splits mainly in two parts:
+the planning of what and how to build, and implementing the plan by writing code.
+This paper focuses on the planning \(en the design \(en of software.
+The here discussed ideas may be applied to any development process.
+Though the Unix Philosphy does recommend how the software development process should look like,
+this shall not be of matter here.
+Similar, the question of how to write the code is out of focus.
+.LP
+
+
+
+
+
+.[
+%O .CW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy
+.]
+
+.NH 1
+Importance of software design
+.LP
+why design at all
+
+- for dev mainly: extendability and maintainability
+
+- for users: usability and flexibility (but you need to learn how to use it)
+
+no design and bad design limit the use of software
+
+.NH 2
+Architecture
+.LP
+the most important design decision.
+
+the topic here
+
+.NH 1
+The Unix Philosophy
+
+.NH 2
+what it is
+.LP
+definitions by McIlroy, Gancarz, ESR (maybe already in the intro)
+.LP
+cf. unix tool chain
+.LP
+enabler pipe
+
+.NH 2
+Interface architecture
+.LP
+standalone vs. tool chain
+.LP
+software leverage
+.LP
+possiblities
+
+.NH 2
+Results
+.LP
+The unix phil is an answer to the sw design question
+.LP
+tool chains empower the uses of sw
+
+.NH 1
+Case study: nmh
+
+.NH 2
+History
+.LP
+MH, nmh.
+They are old.
+
+.NH 2
+Contrasts to similar sw
+.LP
+vs. Thunderbird, mutt, mailx, pine
+.LP
+flexibility, no redundancy, use the shell
+
+.NH 2
+Gains of the design
+.LP
+
+.NH 2
+Problems
+.LP
+
+.NH 1
+Case study: uzbl
+
+.NH 2
+History
+.LP
+uzbl is young
+
+.NH 2
+Contrasts to similar sw
+.LP
+like with nmh
+.LP
+addons, plugins, modules
+
+.NH 2
+Gains of the design
+.LP
+
+.NH 2
+Problems
+.LP
+broken web
+
+.NH 1
+Final thoughts
+
+.NH 2
+Quick summary
+.LP
+good design
+.LP
+unix phil
+.LP
+case studies
+
+.NH 2
+Why people should choose
+.LP
+Make the right choice!
+
+.nr PI .5i
+.rm ]<
+.de ]<
+.LP
+.de FP
+.IP \\\\$1.
+\\..
+.rm FS FE
+..
+.SH
+References
+.[
+$LIST$
+.]
+.wh -1p