these arguments about unix philosophy, to me, seem to miss the point about what Unix actually is...which, again...to me, is a bunch of tools to get things done.

being able to get things done with Unix means that you just put up with the weird bits and move on. there doesn't need to be an overriding philosophy. there are places where there seems to be consistent concepts, but their implementation isn't and doesn't really need to be consistent.

the way that new ideas get so intensely opposed needs to be really looked at though. there's no need to be so insulting if something isn't a good idea...it just won't get used.