An experienced Unix programmer, hearing of Master Foo's
wisdom, came to him for guidance. Approaching the Master, he
bowed three times and said:
"Master Foo, I am gravely troubled. In my youth, those
who followed the Great Way of Unix used software that was
simple and unaffected, like ed and mailx. Today, they use
vim and mutt. Tomorrow I fear they will use KMail and
Evolution, and Unix will have become like Windows — bloated
and covered over with GUIs."
Master Foo said: "But what software do you use when you
want to draw a poster?"
The programmer replied: "I...have never done that. But I
am sure that I could use LaTeX or pic to accomplish it
without GUIs, in the proper Unix way."
Master Foo then said: "Which one will reach the other
side of the river: The one who dreams of a raft, or the one
that hitchhikes to the next bridge?"
Upon hearing this, the programmer was enlightened.
