The idea that UNIX is somehow the &quot;open&quot; and &quot;inclusive&quot; variant of computing is a good example of &quot;The victors write history.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s really frustrating to see people parrot it. UNIX succeeded for a lot of reasons, but not because of these. In fact, at the time it was the more restrictive and closed option. It also put a lot of burdens on the developer in the name of time-to-market.<p>The entire &quot;worse-is-better&quot; mythology is essentially a story of how market velocity is a powerful force in the face of &quot;doing it well.&quot;